American Aviation AA1 N9341L accident near Knoxville, Tennessee

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a quartering headwind.

NTSB analysis

The private pilot landed the airplane on a 2,100-ft-long, 150-ft-wide turf runway in a 15-knot right quartering headwind and lost control of the airplane after touchdown. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, proceeded in a straight line across a paved taxiway, struck a parked vehicle, and came to rest after impacting a hangar about 800 ft from the approach end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation, nor did the pilot report any.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA16LA228 for the full record.