Bal-Air Inc/Wayne John K CHRISTEN EAGLE N17AJ
12 February 2011 · Groveland, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 February 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Bal-Air Inc/Wayne John K CHRISTEN EAGLE registered N17AJ, operated by Miller Roger D JR, was involved in an accident near Groveland, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Groveland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pine Mountain Lake (KE45)
- Coordinates
- 37.8617, -120.1786
- Aircraft
- Bal-Air Inc/Wayne John K CHRISTEN EAGLE
- Registration
- N17AJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Miller Roger D JR
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marina → Groveland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11CA134
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions and maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that as the airplane settled on the runway, it passed several hangars and a hill, and the tail was pushed by a crosswind. The pilot tried to correct the movement but was unsuccessful. The airplane departed the runway at 35-40 mph, pivoted up on the nose, twisted to the right, and settled back down on its landing gear. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that it sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that the airplane and engine experienced no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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