Serious incident Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP F-OOOO, Friday 18 February 2022

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Date:	Friday 18 February 2022
Time:
Type:	Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Owner/operator:	Aéroclub de l' Aviation Civile de Guadeloupe
Registration:	F-OOOO
MSN:	172S9608
Year of manufacture:	2004
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Terre-de-Haut Airport (LSS/TFFS) - Guadeloupe
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Terre-de-Haut Airport (LSS/TFFS)
Destination airport:	Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet Airport (PTP/TFFR)
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
After experiencing slight turbulence during the initial climb, the pilot moved the wheel to bring the wings level. During this action, an aileron control cable fitting failed, probably as a result of stress corrosion cracking in a warm, humid, salt-laden environment. This failure meant that the wheel could not control right roll while still being able to control left roll. This malfunction led to a high risk of an in-flight loss of control. The pilot and passenger, both experienced pilots, were able to diagnose the situation and adopt a strategy to return and land while controlling this risk.While the aeroplane was being examined by the maintenance workshop, the left flap control cable fitting failed, also due to stress corrosion cracking.

Accident investigation: