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Ramona, CA
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 the preceeding 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.
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.