Forisch Edward BUSHBY MUSTANG M II N61EF

Summary

On 6 April 2021 at about 19:00 local time, a Forisch Edward BUSHBY MUSTANG M II registered N61EF was involved in an accident near Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 2021 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Worcester Rgnl (ORH)

Coordinates

42.2714, -71.8758

Aircraft

Forisch Edward BUSHBY MUSTANG M II

Registration

N61EF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1989

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA177

Nobody was injured.

Binding of the left aileron bellcrank push/pull rod, which resulted in an uncommanded right turn.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he recently purchased the airplane and needed 3 hours of dual instruction before his insurance would be effective. He and a flight instructor were taking off and the airplane was about 6 feet above ground level when it began to roll to the right. The pilot attempted to apply left aileron control but was unable to move the control stick to the left. He told the flight instructor about the problem and they both tried to move the control stick to the left, but it would not move. The pilot rejected the takeoff and landed in the grass to the right side of the runway. Both main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid to a stop. Examination of the left aileron bellcrank and push/pull rod revealed that the rod was contacting the access hole in the aft spar. The rivets that hold the threaded insert into the rod were contacting the edge of the spar and binding. This condition would have resulted in the uncommanded right turn experienced during the accident flight. After disconnecting the left aileron push/pull rod from the bellcrank, the control stick moved freely in the full range of motion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.