# NTSB Accident ERA20CA246
> **PIPER PA22** · 2020-07-13 · Cortland, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA246
- **Event ID:** 20200713X05400
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-07-13
- **Location:** Cortland, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.58889, -76.220275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA22
- **Registration:** N2716P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The mechanic’s incorrect rigging of the aileron control cables, which resulted in a reversal of aileron control inputs applied by the pilot during the takeoff. Also causal was the mechanic’s inadequate post-maintenance inspection and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and before takeoff check, which failed to detect the misrigging.

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