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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION B · Mammoth Lakes, CA · March 23, 2003

Date: March 23, 2003 · 12:50 local
Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5291K
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA118
Reported as: Tmpson Navionb
Reported engine: Lycoming GO480*
Pilot’s flight hours: 206 total165 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5291KRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2018 · Ryan NAVION BS/N NAV-4-2191-B · Built 1950 Airframe modelRyan NAVION B Engine modelLycoming GO-435C&D seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was attempting a landing on runway 27 at Mammoth Lakes, California, airport (elevation 7128FEET) when he experienced a gust of wind from his left resulting in loss of control of the aircraft. The pilot felt the loss of control in regard to the desired landing and initially applied full throttle but was unable to arrest the descent and the aircraft impacted the terrain on the right side of the runway and taxiway. The right wing spar was bent downward, the left main landing gear severed from the aircraft, the engine mounts broken and the propeller tips bent aft. The fuselage just aft of the cockpit was wrinkled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT (ELEVATION 7128FEET) WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM HIS LEFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FELT THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN REGARD TO THE DESIRED LANDING AND INITIALLY APPLIED FULL THROTTLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS BENT DOWNWARD, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN AND THE PROPELLER TIPS BENT AFT. THE FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE COCKPIT WAS WRINKLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA118Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMammoth Lakes, CAthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the gusty crosswind.Mar 23, 2003 · Substantial damage