What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 31, 2013, at approximately 0955 pacific time, a Bellanca 7ECA (citabria) model aircraft, N5032G, sustained substantial damage following the loss of control during landing rollout at south county airport (E16) of Santa clara county, San Martin, California. The pilot, privacy data omitted, private pilot certificate number privacy data omitted, who was the sole occupant on board, was not injured.
The aircraft, which is registered to aerodynamic aviation (formerly amelia reid aviation) of san jose, California, was being operated in accordance with 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed by the pilot. The flight departed the reid-hillview airport (rhv) in san jose, California at approximately 0928 pacific time, with its destination being E16.
The pilot reported to the federal aviation administration (FAA) investigator-in-charge, the weather was calm and clear, and she intended to make a couple of landings (in the pattern) at E16. The pilot called for traffic advisories approximately three to five minutes north of E16, but there was no response. She then flew over the airport (E16) and checked the two windsocks (one at each end of the runway). The pilot favored runway 14 since the wind speed appeared to be minimal. She stated there was no indication of a crosswind prior to landing on runway 14.
According to the pilot, she made an ?absolutely fine landing? On the runway threshold. However, immediately upon landing rollout, the pilot stated the aircraft made an uncommanded turn to the right and departed runway 14. Prior to coming to a rest on the grass area, the left main landing gear became detached from the aircraft which caused the left wing to impact the ground causing substantial structural damage to the left wing and struts, as well as the forward left side of aircraft near the engine cowling. Furthermore, there is clear evidence of a propeller strike.
A METAR weather report (aviation digital data service) denotes a 10 knot wind speed at E16 at the time of the accident. Moreover, that indicates a tailwind was present while landing on runway 14.
The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operations. The aircraft maintenance records revealed the last annual inspection was performed on August 6, 2012, and the 100-hour inspection was complied with on may 16, 2013.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 31, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 0955 PACIFIC TIME, A BELLANCA 7ECA (CITABRIA) MODEL AIRCRAFT, N5032G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT SOUTH COUNTY AIRPORT (E16) OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SAN MARTIN, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS NOT INJURED.
THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS REGISTERED TO AERODYNAMIC AVIATION (FORMERLY AMELIA REID AVIATION) OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED BY THE PILOT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT (RHV) IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 0928 PACIFIC TIME, WITH ITS DESTINATION BEING E16.
THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE WEATHER WAS CALM AND CLEAR, AND SHE INTENDED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF LANDINGS (IN THE PATTERN) AT E16. THE PILOT CALLED FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FIVE MINUTES NORTH OF E16, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. SHE THEN FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT (E16) AND CHECKED THE TWO WINDSOCKS (ONE AT EACH END OF THE RUNWAY). THE PILOT FAVORED RUNWAY 14 SINCE THE WIND SPEED APPEARED TO BE MINIMAL. SHE STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A CROSSWIND PRIOR TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 14.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHE MADE AN ?ABSOLUTELY FINE LANDING? ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 14. PRIOR TO COMING TO A REST ON THE GRASS AREA, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND STRUTS, AS WELL AS THE FORWARD LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT NEAR THE ENGINE COWLING. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A PROPELLER STRIKE.
A METAR WEATHER REPORT (AVIATION DIGITAL DATA SERVICE) DENOTES A 10 KNOT WIND SPEED AT E16 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. MOREOVER, THAT INDICATES A TAILWIND WAS PRESENT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 14.
THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON AUGUST 6, 2012, AND THE 100-HOUR INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH ON MAY 16, 2013.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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