# Accident 20030323008219A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Mammoth Lakes, CA, March 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2003, 12:50 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6239° N, 118.8408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6239&lon=-118.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5291K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5291K-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 165 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030323008219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA118), Mar 23, 2003: Ryan Navion (N5291K), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the gusty crosswind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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