# Accident 20170419004469A: North American SNJ-5, Van Nuys, CA, April 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2017, 17:43 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2133° N, 118.4906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2133&lon=-118.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7969C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7969C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 270 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170419004469A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/19/2017, N7969C, A TEXAN T6, UPON LANDING AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT (KVNY), VAN NUYS, CA, ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT LIFTED THE RIGHT-HAND WING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND-LOOP, SKID OFF OF RUNWAY 16R, AND SPIN INTO THE INFIELD BETWEEN TAXIWAYS 'G' AND 'F.'

THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT-HAND WINGTIP IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP, AILERON, FLAP, LEFT-HAND MLG STRUT, AND UPPER SKIN OF LEFT-HAND WING.

## 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 GAA17CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA242), Apr 20, 2017: North American SNJ (N7969C), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N7969C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20181023020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181023020599A), Oct 23, 2018: North American SNJ-5 (N7969C), Agoura Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed vny airport. 6 min after takeoff, the aircraft suffered an engine problem that caused a loss of engine power. The pilot chose to land on the…
- [Accident 19771207038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771207038129A), Dec 7, 1977: Namer SNJ5 (N7969C), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. L gr lock pin malfunctioned.

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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