# Accident 20120728016679A: Alon A2, Compton, CA, July 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton/Woodley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8897° N, 118.2103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8897&lon=-118.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5486E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5486E-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,755 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728016679A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, THE PILOT'S RIGHT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE CONTROL COLUM COVER. AS A RESULT THE AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO MOVE HIS FOOT AND LOST CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE ABILITY TO APPLY AIRCRAFT BRAKES TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED FROM THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST AFTER STRIKING THE E-1 HANGAR.

## 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 WPR12CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA330), Jul 28, 2012: Alon A2 (N5486E), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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