# Accident 20000410010009A: Cessna L19E, Jackson, CA, April 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover Field Amador County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3506° N, 120.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3506&lon=-120.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4583V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4583V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L19E
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000410010009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING A LANDING PILOT FAILED TO USE PROPER RECOVERY TECHNIQUE. PILOT GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH A ROCK.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  PILOT WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY OT BE REEXAMINED AND DECIDED TOTURNED IN HIS CERTIFICATE SO THAT A LIMITATION CAN BE ADDED.             (.4) ON APRIL 10, 2000, ABOUT 1130 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 305A, N4583V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A BOULDER AFTER VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT WESTOVER FIELD, JACKSON, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED JACKSON ABOUT 1030. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE 270 AT 4 KNOTS, AND RUNWAY 19 WAS IN USE. HE STATED HE FLARED HIGH AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, SO HE ADDED POWER. AS THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY IN A 3-POINT LANDING, THE TAIL SWUNG TO THE LEFT. HE TAPPED THE LEFT BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REALIGN THE AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT 30 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT RUDDER,  AND ADDED POWER. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ABOUT 20 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY HEADING AND COLLIDED WITH A BOULDER 30 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE, SHEARING ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BUCKLING THE FUSELAGE. HE STATED HE RECENTLY INSTALLED CROSSWIND GEAR ON THE AIRPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA142), Apr 10, 2000: Cessna 305A (N4583V), Jackson, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for a crosswind condition, resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with a rock.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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