- Date
- May 2, 1982, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeport, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N58EDOsprey 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820502012909A
- Case key
- 71339
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that after takeoff, he made a few turns and then headed downwind for a landing when he lost the control of an aileron. He reported that he encountered a bad vibration, so he cut the power and brought the plane into a small field by crossing under high powerlines. During the landing, the left wing hit smudge pots and the aircraft cartwheeled. An investigation revealed that the left aileron, push-pull, rod assembly had pulled loose from the attaching sleeve at the bell crank attach point. The rod had been braised into the sleeve rather than being riveted. This failure resulted in loss of half of the aileron authority. The pilot was the owner and builder of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58ED
- Reported as
- Osprey 2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 128
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ed Stolesen
- Registered owner
- Ed Stolesen
- Departed
- Lakeport, CA
- Destination
- Lakeport, CA
- Airport
- Lampson, runway 28, 3,800 × 0 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.