- Date
- July 20, 1983, 09:21 local (16:21 UTC)
- Place
- Ramona, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper MX
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23531
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Analysis
After receiving dual instruction in a 2 place, training vehicle, the plt took off on a solo flt from a 270 x 25 ft ultralight strip. He reported that after lift-off, the vehicle started drifting toward a tree. He initiated a turn to the right (away from the tree); but the vehicle began losing lift & subsequently crashed in a nose high, slightly right wing low attitude. The plt reported that the eng operated normally & that he did not use the spoilerons. However, witnesses observed the vehicle in an erratic yaw & reported seeing extension on the right spoileron & left rudder deflection, then later saw the left spoileron extend. The plt's instructor called on the radio to retract the spoilerons& increase power, but the plt stated he did not hear the transmission. The plt stated that his dual training, during thepreceeding 2 months, consisted of takeoffs & landings only, and that he was not taught to use spoilerons and/or stall & slip maneuvers. The 2 place ultralight, used for dual training, was not equipped with spoilerons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper MX
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Cuyuna UNK/NR, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 103
- Registered owner
- William Jenner-John Hoose
- Airport
- San Diego Ultra-Light, runway 27, 270 × 25 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F