- Date
- August 8, 1985, 17:47 local (Aug 9, 1985, 00:47 UTC)
- Place
- Lee Vining, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N325OKRonald C. Render Long EZ
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24859
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
Roll over
Analysis
During arrival, the acft was aligned slightly right of the rwy centerline while landing with a left x-wind component. The plt stated that the acft landed on the dirt apron, rolled to the right & he could not lift the downwind wing. Subsequently, the right wing hit the ground, the acft spun around 180 deg, then it flipped over. The plt believed wind shear was a probable factor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N325OK
- Reported as
- Ronald C. Render Long EZ
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 819
- Airframe hours
- 170
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 118 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald C. Render
- Registered owner
- Ronald C. Render
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 10, 1985 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- MMH · Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport
- 024 · Lee Vining, runway 32, 4,090 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 721 total · 170 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg