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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D17S · El Cajon, CA · September 20, 2021

Date: September 20, 2021 · 16:00 local
Place: El Cajon, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1196V
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA349
Reported as: Beech D17S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,000 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1196VRegistered now · Beech D17SS/N 6703 · Built 1944 Airframe modelBeech D17S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported a left cross wind on landing. This cross wind pushed the tail to the right causing the aircraft to briefly depart the runway causing the left lower wing to contact a runway sign and the ground damaging the lower left wing. When the pilot attempted to correct the direction of travel the right lower wing hit the ground causing slight damage to the right lower wing. The aircraft was able to taxi back to parking with light damage to both lower wings.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED A LEFT CROSS WIND ON LANDING. THIS CROSS WIND PUSHED THE TAIL TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BRIEFLY DEPART THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT LOWER WING TO CONTACT A RUNWAY SIGN AND THE GROUND DAMAGING THE LOWER LEFT WING. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL THE RIGHT LOWER WING HIT THE GROUND CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LOWER WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING WITH LIGHT DAMAGE TO BOTH LOWER WINGS.

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 WPR21LA349Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSan Diego / El Cajon, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent collision with runway signage.Sep 21, 2021 · Substantial damage