OSHKOSH, WI, USA
N9451W
PIPER PA-28-235
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AT APRX 1800 FEET 'THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT WITH NO RUNON OR SPUTTER' FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM RWY 18 AT OSHKOSH, WI. THE PLT STATED THAT HE BANKED THE ACFT BACK TO THE AIRPORT, BUT THE AILERON CONTROLS BECAME JAMMED OR 'FROZEN'. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE FLARED THE ACFT IN A LANDING CONFIGURATION AND THE ACFT STRUCK A FENCE AND POSTS, AT WHICH TIME THE AILERON CONTROLS 'BROKE FREE.' THE ACFT CAME TO REST APRX 50 YARDS EAST OF THE TAXIWAY FOR RWY 18. AN ENGINE RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. NO RESTRICTIONS IN THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE DETECTED AND THE AUTOPILOT ROLL SERVO BENCH TESTED SATISFACTORILY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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