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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Los Angeles, CA · November 14, 2003

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Date
November 14, 2003 · 11:01 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Whiteman Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N124WD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA044
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCAA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
67 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N124WDRegistered now · American Champion 7GCAAS/N 444-2000 · Built 2000Airframe modelAmerican Champion 7GCAAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The student pilot was performing touch & go's with full stops. The pilot had already performed two successful take-off and landings on runway 12. The pilot had completed his third landing south, on runway 12, just beyond the numbers, bounced the aircraft, applied power, & touched down beyond the tower. The right wing came up, aircraft started to veer to the left, the pilot applied right rudder, & applied power again. The pilot lost control, and the airplane veered off towards the east, to the left of the runway. The airplane clipped an illuminated runway identified sign, went through the grass area between the taxiway & the runway, then across the taxiway. The airplane struck N5826E a Cessna 150 that was tied down in the tie down area east of the runway. Both aircraft's tail sections came to rest on top of a fence that is to the east of the tie down area, with the nose sections of both aircraft sitting on the ground facing west. Both aircraft suffered substantial damage in the crash. N535W a Beech BE-55-T42A, suffered minor damage as a result of the first two aircraft colliding.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH & GO'S WITH FULL STOPS. THE PILOT HAD ALREADY PERFORMED TWO SUCCESSFUL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS THIRD LANDING SOUTH, ON RUNWAY 12, JUST BEYOND THE NUMBERS, BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT, APPLIED POWER, & TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE TOWER. THE RIGHT WING CAME UP, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, & APPLIED POWER AGAIN. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TOWARDS THE EAST, TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED AN ILLUMINATED RUNWAY IDENTIFIED SIGN, WENT THROUGH THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY & THE RUNWAY, THEN ACROSS THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK N5826E A CESSNA 150 THAT WAS TIED DOWN IN THE TIE DOWN AREA EAST OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH AIRCRAFT'S TAIL SECTIONS CAME TO REST ON TOP OF A FENCE THAT IS TO THE EAST OF THE TIE DOWN AREA, WITH THE NOSE SECTIONS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT SITTING ON THE GROUND FACING WEST. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE CRASH. N535W A BEECH BE-55-T42A, SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRST TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX04LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacoima, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a sign and an unoccupied airplane.Nov 14, 2003 · Substantial damage