# Accident 20090619014639A: Paulca ANTARES, Petaluma, CA, June 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2009, 19:29 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2578° N, 122.6053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2578&lon=-122.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729YF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729YF-2010-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paul Caroline MB ANTARES (registry code 05902TN, https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-caroline-mb-antares) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAULCA ANTARES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090619014639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MRS. PAUL RETURNED TO LAND.  ON DESCENT SHE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE BEGINNING AT ABOUT 1500 FEET AGL WHICH GREW WORSE IN THE PATTER.  MRS. PAUL MADE HER FINAL APPROACH CARRYING SOME EXTRA AIRPSEED AND POWER BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS AND SHE INTENDED TO LAND ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY TO AVOID ROTOR FROM THE HANGARS ON THE UPWIND SIDE OF THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY.  SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE TURBULENCE ON FINAL AND DECIED TO DESCEND MORE RAPIDLY ONCE PAST THE RUNWAY NUMBERS IN THE HOPE THE AIR WOULD BE SMOOTHER.  IT WASN'T UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND DESPITE THE ROUGHT AIR THE AIRACRAFT WAS WELL UNDER CONTROL BUT AT ABOUT FIFTY FEET SHE ENCOUNTERED A GUST THAT PUSHED HER RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  SHE CORRECTED BACK TO THE LEFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY BECAM UNCONTROLABLE IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A LARGE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 WPR09LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA301), Jun 20, 2009: Paul Antares (N729YF), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusting winds.

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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