Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD N60JV

Summary

On 28 January 2017 at about 22:45 local time, a Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD registered N60JV was involved in an accident near McCook, Nebraska, 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

28 January 2017 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

McCook, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Mc Cook Ben Nelson Rgnl (MCK)

Coordinates

40.2058, -100.5897

Aircraft

Vaughan Gerald R SIDE WINDER TD

Registration

N60JV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Claremore → McCook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA127

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, the airplane veered to the left. He applied right rudder and brake, but the airplane struck a runway sign on the left side of the runway and exited the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport revealed that, about 8 minutes after the accident, the wind was 320 ° true at 19 knots, gusting to 25 knots, and peak wind was 300 ° true at 27 knots. The airplane landed on runway 30.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.