# Incident 20210920016549I: Beech D17S, El Cajon, CA, September 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1196V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1196V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210920016549I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR21LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA349), Sep 21, 2021: Beech D17S (N1196V), San Diego / El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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