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A cessna 172 pilot reported the aileron control being stiff while flying.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1645647 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JAX.TRACON |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aeroplane Flight Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Was repositioning aircraft X to gnv for repairs to be made to the tachometer time. I made the decision to fly IFR to gainesville on this flight being that the cloud bases were around 2000-2500; I was in and out of the clouds at 4;000 most of the flight to gnv. About halfway to gnv I noticed a stiffness in the aileron control that was not there when I took off. I notified ATC immediately of the situation and that at the initial sign of the problem [and] that I would monitor the situation and let them know if it deteriorated. About 10 minutes later I noticed that I had very little roll control to the left; full yoke movement to the left only produced about 5 degrees of bank to the left and it felt as if the controls were binding up. At that point I immediately notified ATC the situation had deteriorated. At that point gnv was the closest airport and made the most sense to continue to gnv. I continued the last 15 miles into gnv VFR and landed without incident. Upon landing arf vehicles met me at the runway and followed me to the ramp. On the ground the controls moved normally but still had a stiffness to them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Cessna 172 pilot reported the aileron control being stiff while flying.
Narrative: Was repositioning Aircraft X to GNV for repairs to be made to the tachometer time. I made the decision to fly IFR to Gainesville on this flight being that the cloud bases were around 2000-2500; I was in and out of the clouds at 4;000 most of the flight to GNV. About halfway to GNV I noticed a stiffness in the aileron control that was not there when I took off. I notified ATC immediately of the situation and that at the initial sign of the problem [and] that I would monitor the situation and let them know if it deteriorated. About 10 minutes later I noticed that I had very little roll control to the left; full yoke movement to the left only produced about 5 degrees of bank to the left and it felt as if the controls were binding up. At that Point I immediately notified ATC the situation had deteriorated. At that point GNV was the closest airport and made the most sense to continue to GNV. I continued the last 15 miles into GNV VFR and landed without incident. Upon landing ARF vehicles met me at the runway and followed me to the ramp. On the ground the controls moved normally but still had a stiffness to them.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.