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(-23) During a left cross-wind landing roll-out on 31R at the Reid hillviewairport (rhv) the pilot and sole occupant lost control of airplane, it departed the runway and the left wing struck an anemometer located some 30 feet to the left of the runway, causing substantial damage to the wing, wing spar and fuselage. There were no injuries. It is believed and the pilot agrees that the left crosswind component may have contributed to the cause of this accident. (.19)on February 15, 2001, about 1117 hours pacific standard time, a Bellanca 7ECA, N53893, operated by amelia Reid aviation, sa Jose, California, veered off the runway and collided with an obstacle during landing rollout at the Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara county airprot in San Jose. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot was not injured. The personal flight was performed under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local area flight that originated from the airport about 1100. The pilot indicated that the conventional gear airplane veered off the runway during rollout on runway 31R. He was unable to redirect the airplane back onto the runway during rollout on runway 31R. He was unable to redirect the airplane back onto the runway and as it decelerated it impacted the wind-measuring instrument (anemometer). The pilot did not report experiencing any mechanical malfunction with the airplane's brakes or flight control system. According to the federal aviation administration, at 1117 the wind at the airport was from 230 degrees. Its speed was 7 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A LEFT CROSS-WIND LANDING ROLL-OUT ON 31R AT THE REID HILLVIEWAIRPORT (RHV) THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE, IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK AN ANEMOMETER LOCATED SOME 30 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, WING SPAR AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IT IS BELIEVED AND THE PILOT AGREES THAT THE LEFT CROSSWIND COMPONENT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 15, 2001, ABOUT 1117 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA 7ECA, N53893, OPERATED BY AMELIA REID AVIATION, SA JOSE, CALIFORNIA, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN OBSTACLE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AIRPROT IN SAN JOSE. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPORT ABOUT 1100. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 31R. HE WAS UNABLE TO REDIRECT THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 31R. HE WAS UNABLE TO REDIRECT THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND AS IT DECELERATED IT IMPACTED THE WIND-MEASURING INSTRUMENT (ANEMOMETER). THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES OR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AT 1117 THE WIND AT THE AIRPORT WAS FROM 230 DEGREES. ITS SPEED WAS 7 KNOTS.
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