TEMPLE, OK, USA
N2331X
PIPER PA36-400
THE AG PILOT WAS SPRAYING WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT IMPACTED NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW, IN A FIELD. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD LOST AILERON CONTROL, AND DURING THE INVESTIGATION, A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN CONNECTING THE AILERON TORQUE TUBE TO A PLATE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN FRACTURED DUE TO FATIGUE.
FAILURE OF AN AILERON ATTACHMENT (BOLT) DUE TO FATIGUE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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