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Old 24th Jul 2022, 14:32
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The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

The captain’s excessive left rudder pedal input during the takeoff ground roll, which caused a large heading deviation and a left roll upon rotation that resulted in the left wingtip striking the ground.

Also from the NTSB final report:

Further examination of the airplane determined that the left wing had a permanent upward deflection starting about midspan of the left wing, resulting in the left wingtip being about 6 inches higher than the right wingtip.
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