Piper PA28 N400JW

Summary

On 30 September 2018 at about 23:21 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N400JW, operated by Airfleet Holdings Llc., was involved in an accident near Van Nuys, California, United States. 4 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

30 September 2018 at 23:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Van Nuys, California, United States

Nearest airport

Van Nuys (VNY)

Coordinates

34.2097, -118.4900

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N400JW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Airfleet Holdings Llc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Monica → Van Nuys

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA580

Nobody was injured.

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

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

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The pilot reported that, during the landing flare on runway 16L, he felt a wind gust from the right. To counter the gust, he applied left rudder and right aileron to lower the right wing. When the nose landing gear touched down on the runway, the airplane veered left, and he applied "minimal right steering and braking" to avoid overcorrecting and colliding with an airplane that was landing on runway 16R. Subsequently, the airplane exited the left side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign before it came to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The airport's METAR reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was calm. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.