Tecnam P92 N137LM

Summary

On 22 October 2013 at about 21:10 local time, a Tecnam P92 registered N137LM, operated by Ocean Air Flight Services, Inc., was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California, United States. 2 people were 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

22 October 2013 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Watsonville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Watsonville Municipal Arpt (WVI)

Coordinates

36.9358, -121.7894

Aircraft

Tecnam P92

Registration

N137LM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Ocean Air Flight Services, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Watsonville → Watsonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA033

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while in the traffic pattern, the airplane's right rudder stopped responding. She aligned the airplane with the runway for landing and touched down long. During the landing roll, the pilot lost directional control and the airplane departed the runway, and continued through the grass and dirt for about 500 feet. The front main landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to a stop on its nose. The engine's firewall and the tube frame behind the firewall were substantially damaged. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.