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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gary W Bettis HARMON ROCKET II · South Lake Taho, CA · June 17, 2013

Date
June 17, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place
South Lake Taho, CA
Airport
Lake Tahoe Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91GB
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13CA276
Reported as
Gary W Bettis Harmon Rocket II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total90 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that he made one go-around to check the runway conditions. The pilot reported that he had a hard landing on runway 18 and that he veered to the right. The pilot stated that he over corrected to the left then to the right and then lost directional control. The pilot stated that he went off the right side of runway 18 and came to rest in the dirt with the aircraft nose down. A witness reported gusty winds at 22 knots from 240, during the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE ONE GO-AROUND TO CHECK THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AND THAT HE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT AND THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT WITH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DOWN. A WITNESS REPORTED GUSTY WINDS AT 22 KNOTS FROM 240, DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.