Osprey 2 N58ED

Summary

On 2 May 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Osprey 2 registered N58ED, operated by ED Stolesen, was involved in an accident near Lakeport, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1982 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeport, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lampson

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Osprey 2

Registration

N58ED

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

ED Stolesen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeport → Lakeport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FVG22

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.