# Accident 20130617009639A: Gary W Bettis HARMON ROCKET II, South Lake Taho, CA, June 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gary W Bettis HARMON ROCKET II (registry code 05630YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-w-bettis-harmon-rocket-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARY W BETTIS HARMON ROCKET II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 90 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130617009639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR13CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA276), Jun 17, 2013: Gary W Bettis Harmon Rocket II (N91GB), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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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