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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Meyers MAC-145 · Oro Valley, AZ · May 29, 2014

Date: May 29, 2014 · 15:00 local
Place: Oro Valley, AZ
Airport: La Cholla Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N34374
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA224
Reported as: Meyers MAC-145
Reported engine: Continental 0-300-D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,250 total101 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N34374Registered now · Meyers MAC-145S/N 217 · Built 1953 Airframe modelMeyers MAC-145 Engine modelContinental 0-300-DReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot landed aircraft on runway 19 at 57AZ. Upon lowering the tail, pilot stated he encountered a gust of wind from the west which caused the aircraft to weathervane into the wind. The pilot made too large of a correction with the rudder and the aircraft exited the runway, hitting cactus and a palo verde tree, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. 2 pob-no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 19 AT 57AZ. UPON LOWERING THE TAIL, PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT MADE TOO LARGE OF A CORRECTION WITH THE RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, HITTING CACTUS AND A PALO VERDE TREE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. 2 POB-NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR14CA224Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLa Cholla, AZThe pilot's overcorrection to a wind gust, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway veeroff.May 29, 2014 · Substantial damage