Caywood LONG-EZ N829CL
16 March 2007 · El Cajon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 2007 at about 18:30 local time, a Caywood LONG-EZ registered N829CL, operated by Marvin A. Hodges, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Cajon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie Field (KSEE)
- Coordinates
- 32.8261, -116.9725
- Aircraft
- Caywood LONG-EZ
- Registration
- N829CL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marvin A. Hodges
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Cajon → El Cajon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA112
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 of the airplane during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane veered off the runway after touchdown and damaged the landing gear structural attach points and the fuselage. The pilot said that just after touchdown the plane swerved left. He applied the right brake in an attempt to correct the swerve. The airplane departed the runway to the left and the left main landing gear dug into the dirt, causing damage to the main mount and fuselage. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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