# Incident 20081110853869I: Cvac L13A, Tucson, AZ, November 10, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2008, 13:27 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128LG-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A (registry code 2420704, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC L13A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 9 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081110853869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY 11/10/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1327 MST AN L-13A, N128LG, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATE MID-FIELD POSITION DURING THE LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING ROLLOUT.  THE PILOT, HAVING A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT, WAS RELATIVELY NEW TO THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS RECENTLY SOLD TO HIM.  THE PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH KTUS AIRPORT AND ACCEPTED THE LANDING CLEARANCE FOR RUNWAY 11R, EVEN THOUGH THE TAIL WIND WAS ROUGHLY 8 KNOTS.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRMAN STATES HE FELT A TAILWIND GUST AT APPROXIMATELY THAT SAME TIME THE RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS DIMINISHED.  THE WIND GUST FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO PREMATURELY TURN AND EXIT THE RUNWAY A SHORT DISTANCE.  THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT.

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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