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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Kernville, CA · February 21, 1994

Date
February 21, 1994 · 12:10 local
Place
Kernville, CA
Airport
Kern Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33029
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA131
Reported as
Piper J5A
Reported engine
Continental C858
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total700 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control landing in crosswind. Ground looped and exited runway backward. Exceeded crosswind component.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED AND EXITED RUNWAY BACKWARD. EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.