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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Detroit VEGA DL-1 · Lancaster, CA · March 23, 2018

Date
March 23, 2018 · 09:40 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
General Wm J Fox Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12288
Reported as
Detroit Vega DL-1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
24,368 total65 in this make and model225 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.

During landing rollout the pilot was unable to maintain directional control of the aircraft due to high crosswind conditions.

The aircraft left wingtip and left horizontal stabilizer tip contacted the gound before the pilot was able to regain control.

The aircraft suffered minor damag (scrapping) to the left wingtip, the left horizontal stabilizer tip and left wheel.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO HIGH CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WINGTIP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP CONTACTED THE GOUND BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAG (SCRAPPING) TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP AND LEFT WHEEL.

Other reports on N12288 · 3

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