Rudolph VENTURE N84V
26 June 2001 · Grass Valley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 2001 at about 15:40 local time, a Rudolph VENTURE registered N84V was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grass Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nevada County Air Park (O17)
- Coordinates
- 39.2289, -121.0053
- Aircraft
- Rudolph VENTURE
- Registration
- N84V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grass Valley → Grass Valley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the landing rollout the airplane veered to the right off the runway and collided with runway signs. The airplane was equipped with a free castering nose wheel mechanism without steering linkages. The pilot made an unsuccessful attempt to return the airplane to runway centerline with left rudder input. The airplane landing gear and brake system were inspected with no mechanical discrepancies noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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