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NTSB accident investigation · Nord 3202 · Bishop, CA · June 22, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 22, 1987, 13:50 local (20:50 UTC)
Place
Bishop, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N32RMNord 3202
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870622021729A
Case key
25618

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandFactor
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequatePilot in commandFactor
Aircraft handling - improperPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - softFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

During a relocation flight of a newly purchased acft, the plt was making a cross wind landing when on touchdown the left wing raised. The plt corrected by applying left aileron, however, he also relaxed the back pressure on the control stick allowing the tail to rise. The acft veered to the left. The plt applied heavy braking to correct back to the right. The acft ran off the side of the rwy, collided with the terrain and nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N32RM
Reported as
Nord 3202
Category
Airplane
Serial number
73
Airframe hours
509
Engine
Potez 4D34D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Clyde R. Kizer
Registered owner
Ronald J. Maggard
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 20, 1987 · 16 hours before
Departed
BLD · Boulder City, NV
Destination
BIH · Bishop, CA
Airport
BIH · Bishop, runway 34, 5,601 × 100 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
48
Certificates
Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Front
Flight hours
8,050 total · 17 in this make and model · 4,760 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 17 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 7 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 16 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
BIH

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.