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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · General Atomics Aero Systems UHK97000-15 · Palmdale, CA · November 25, 2019

Date: November 25, 2019 · 11:00 local
Place: Palmdale, CA
Airport: Grey Butte
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N341HK
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA20CA028
Reported as: General Atomics Aero Systems UHK97000-15
Reported engine: Honeywell TPE331-10 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,946 total2,905 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N341HKRegistered now · General Atomics Aero Systems UHK97000-15S/N FC341 · Built 2015 Airframe modelGeneral Atomics Aero Systems UHK97000-15 Engine modelHoneywell TPE331-10 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot touched down on centerline then started veering to the left. Instructor pilot instructed the student to apply right rudder multiple times. The aircraft continued to veer left of centerline. After the third rudder command, the instructor pilot called for a go-around. The student pilot initiated a go-around procedure but the aircraft continued veering to the left. The aircraft went off the runway into the dirt causing the landing gear tocollapse.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON CENTERLINE THEN STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. INSTRUCTOR PILOT INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AFTER THE THIRD RUDDER COMMAND, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TOCOLLAPSE.

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 DCA20CA028Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPalmdale, CAIncorrect control inputs by the student pilot during a crosswind landing, resulting in control saturation and a runway excursion.Nov 25, 2019 · Substantial damage