Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to practice landings in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. The pilot said that during the landing roll the airplane veered left. He applied corrective control inputs in an effort to realign the airplane with the runway; however, the airplane continued left and exited the runway surface. During the accident sequence, the airplane’s right wing contacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the outboard section of the lower wing. The pilot reported that he was landing with a left quartering crosswind and that the airplane sustained no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR12CA372 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 18, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Mesa, Arizona
- Nearest airport
- Falcon Field (KFFZ)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Boeing B75N1
- N-number
- N47964
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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