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FAA incident report · Christen Industries A-1 · El Cajon, CA · March 4, 2017

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Date
March 4, 2017 · 11:52 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9605Z
Reported as
Christen Industries A-1
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total65 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N9605ZRegistered now · Christen Industries A-1S/N 1147 · Built 1990Airframe modelChristen Industries A-1Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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PIC was practicing touch and go landings on runway 27L. On downwind the PIC remembers the tower reporting the wind at 220. PIC landed, retracted the flaps but failed to respond quickly enough to a wind gust causing the aircraft to weathervane and depart the runway just before the bravo exit. PIC regained control of the aircraft and taxied onto taxiway bravo. PIC returned to parking and spoke with his instructor later regarding the event. There was no damage to the aircraft or to the airport property. The inspector counseled the PIC on the incident as well as the risks involved with touch and go landings in a tailwheel aircraft. PIC agreed that full stop landings will be safer.

Conclusion: the pilot demonstrated a compliant attitude and is aware of the mistake and will take measures to prevent future occurrence.

Recommendation: pilot counseling in accordance with the compliance philosophy 8900.1 vol. 14, chap. 1, sect. 1.

No further action required.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 27L. ON DOWNWIND THE PIC REMEMBERS THE TOWER REPORTING THE WIND AT 220. PIC LANDED, RETRACTED THE FLAPS BUT FAILED TO RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO A WIND GUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE AND DEPART THE RUNWAY JUST BEFORE THE BRAVO EXIT. PIC REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED ONTO TAXIWAY BRAVO. PIC RETURNED TO PARKING AND SPOKE WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR LATER REGARDING THE EVENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE INSPECTOR COUNSELED THE PIC ON THE INCIDENT AS WELL AS THE RISKS INVOLVED WITH TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. PIC AGREED THAT FULL STOP LANDINGS WILL BE SAFER.

CONCLUSION: THE PILOT DEMONSTRATED A COMPLIANT ATTITUDE AND IS AWARE OF THE MISTAKE AND WILL TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE.

RECOMMENDATION: PILOT COUNSELING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPLIANCE PHILOSOPHY 8900.1 VOL. 14, CHAP. 1, SECT. 1.

NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.