Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that after about a 5.5-hour flight with one refueling stop, he was making a “crab type” approach to runway 32 due to the considerable crosswinds at his destination airport. He added that he still experienced some side drift to the right and that attempts to correct back to centerline resulted in a small bounce and “considerable wing rock.” He also added that he lost control at the edge of the runway and elected not to try a go-around and make the situation worse. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, impacted a ditch and collapsed the landing gear before sliding to a stop in the upright position. At about the time of the accident the automated weather station at the airport reported winds from 180 degrees at 10 knots.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10CA175 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 27, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Houston, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Pearland Regional Airport (LVJ)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built LONGEZE
- N-number
- N164JV
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.