# Accident 20090904017999A: Univer GLOBEGC1B, Los Angeles, CA, September 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2009, 10:35 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2592° N, 118.4133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2592&lon=-118.4133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2345B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2345B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal GLOBE GC-1B (registry code 9230112, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVER GLOBEGC1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 180 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA440) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090904017999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/04/2009 AT 10:35 AM LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N2345B A GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) DEPARTED WHTEMAN AIRPORT RUNWAY 12 TO THE RIGHT SIDE IN A GROUND LOOP RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND DAMAGE TO BOTH THE PROPELLER AND WING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HE REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA440), Sep 4, 2009: Universal Globe GC-1 (N2345B), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N2345B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20101117053299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117053299I), Nov 17, 2010: Universal GLOBE GC-1B (N2345B), Pacoima, CA, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was receiving flight instruction from [privacy data omitted] at the time of the incident. Upon landing rollout on runway 12, [privacy…
- [Accident 19840822043019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822043019A), Aug 22, 1984: Univac GC1B (N2345B), Sheridan, OR, Substantial damage. Flaps were used to assist aircraft in takeoff. Aircraft climbed 75 feet and then stalled.

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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