Probable cause
The pilot's overcorrection to a wind gust, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway veeroff.
NTSB analysis
The tailwheel equipped airplane received substantial damage to both wings, when the airplane veered off the runway and struck a cacti after the pilot overcorrected to compensate for a wind gust during the landing rollout. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR14CA224 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 29, 2014
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- La Cholla, Arizona
- Nearest airport
- Lacholla Airpark (57AZ)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Meyers MAC 145
- N-number
- N34374
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1953
- 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.