# Accident 20210629011569A: Wheeler C / Wheeler K LANCAIR 235, Borrgego Spring, CA, June 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2021, 11:50 local time
- Place: Borrgego Spring, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2590° N, 116.3210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2590&lon=-116.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43KC-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wheeler C / Wheeler K LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05618TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/wheeler-c-wheeler-k-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHEELER C / WHEELER K LANCAIR 235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,783 total, 6 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210629011569A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08 AT BORREGO VALLEY AIRPORT (L08) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS WHEN ON THE FLARE THE PILOT FELT A STRONG GUST PUSHING THE PLANE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT AT THIS POINT LOSS CONTROL OF AIRPLANE AND CRASHED ON A SANDY AREA NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. UPON IMPACT BOTH WINGS SEPARATED AND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGED TO AIRCRAFT, PILOT UNHURT.

## 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 WPR21LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA257), Jun 29, 2021: Wheeler C / Wheeler K Lancair 235 (N43KC), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a crosswind landing which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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