Commander 114-B N114JG

Summary

On 4 May 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Commander 114-B registered N114JG, operated by Joe Edward Greene, was involved in an accident near Sandusky, Ohio, 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.

Date

4 May 2011 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandusky, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Griffing Sandusky Airport (KSKY)

Coordinates

41.4333, -82.6522

Aircraft

Commander 114-B

Registration

N114JG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joe Edward Greene

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kelley's Island → Sandusky

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA320

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate directional control while landing in a variable crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the final approach with a left crosswind was uneventful. He stated that the airplane touched down on the main landing gear, slightly right of the runway centerline. The subsequent landing roll was uneventful for approximately 40 to 60 yards, and then the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot's application of right rudder and full right brake were not successful in regaining directional control. The airplane departed the left side of the runway into an area of soft grass and then swerved back onto the runway before coming to rest. A postaccident examination of the main landing gear brake components and nose landing gear steering system did not reveal any preimpact anomalies or failures that would have prevented their normal operation. The pilot reported that there was a left crosswind of 6 knots during the landing attempt to the east. A nearby weather station reported that, during the hour following the accident, the wind velocity increased from 6 to 12 knots with 17 knot gusts. The same weather reports also indicated that the wind direction changed from a northerly to northwesterly direction during the same time period.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.