# Accident 20191125024619A: General Atomics Aero Systems UHK97000-15, Palmdale, CA, November 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Grey Butte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 117.6689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-117.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341HK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N341HK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: General Atomics Aero Systems UHK97000-15 (registry code 061005D, https://openairdocs.org/model/general-atomics-aero-systems-uhk97000-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-10 series (registry code 33899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-10-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS UHK97000-15
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE331-10 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,946 total, 2,905 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA20CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191125024619A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DCA20CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA028), Nov 25, 2019: General Atomics MQ-9 (N341HK), Palmdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Incorrect control inputs by the student pilot during a crosswind landing, resulting in control saturation and a runway excursion.

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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