Grafton RAND KR-1 N47186
13 December 2005 · El Cajon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 2005 at about 17:45 local time, a Grafton RAND KR-1 registered N47186 was involved in an accident near El Cajon, 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Cajon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gilespie Field Airport (KSEE)
- Coordinates
- 32.8261, -116.9722
- Aircraft
- Grafton RAND KR-1
- Registration
- N47186
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → El Cajon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's attempt to turn off the runway at an excessive taxi speed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane struck a taxiway light after landing. The pilot said he turned left onto the taxiway with excessive speed, lost control of the aircraft, and struck a taxiway light with the right wing tip. The impact damaged the wing and broke the landing gear lock, which caused the right main landing gear to collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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