# NTSB CEN10CA175: Van Dusen John M Longeze, N164JV, Houston, TX, March 27, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 27, 2010, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC) - Place: Houston, TX - Coordinates: 29.52111, -95.241943 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5211&lon=-95.2419&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 1, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75594 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA175 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75594/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75594 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA175 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Van Dusen John M LONGEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056096V), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Van Dusen John M LONGEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056096V), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Van Dusen John M LONGEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=056096V), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Van Dusen John M LONGEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056096V), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Van Dusen John M LONGEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056096V), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Van Dusen John M LONGEZE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=056096V), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after about a 5.5-hour flight with one refueling stop, he was making a “crab type” approach to runway 32 due to the considerable crosswinds at his destination airport. He added that he still experienced some side drift to the right and that attempts to correct back to centerline resulted in a small bounce and “considerable wing rock.” He also added that he lost control at the edge of the runway and elected not to try a go-around and make the situation worse. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, impacted a ditch and collapsed the landing gear before sliding to a stop in the upright position. At about the time of the accident the automated weather station at the airport reported winds from 180 degrees at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that after about a 5.5 hour flight with one refueling stop, he was making a “crab type” approach to runway 32, due to the considerable crosswinds at his destination airport. He added that he still experienced some side drift to the right and that attempts to correct back to centerline resulted in a small bounce and “considerable wing rock”. He also added that he lost control at the edge of the runway and elected not to try a go-around and make the situation worse. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, impacted a ditch, and collapsed the landing gear before sliding to a stop in the upright position. On the NTSB form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident could have been avoided by practicing/developing landing skills, a more visible wind sock, the airplane’s combination brake and rudder controls, and elimination of the ditch. The automated weather station at LVJ reported at 1853, winds from 180 degrees at 10 knots, temperature 72 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 60 degrees Fahrenheit, 10 miles visibility, a clear sky, altimeter pressure setting 29.84 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N164JV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164JV-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 164, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: VAN DUSEN JOHN M LONGEZE - Registry model: [Van Dusen John M LONGEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-dusen-john-m-longeze) (registry code 056096V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (registry code 41510, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 164 - Airframe hours: 140 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-340 SERIES 170 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 14, 2010 - Departed: OZA, Ozona, TX - Destination: LVJ, Houston, TX - Airport: LVJ, Pearland Regional Airport, runway 32, 4,302 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 28, 2008; seat: front; flight hours: 832 total, 12 in this make and model, 728 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: KLVJ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100327030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100327030039A), Mar 27, 2010: Van Dusen J LONGEZE, Pearland, TX, Destroyed. During landing on runway 32L @ lvj, the PIC of N164JV lost control of the aircraft during a crossing downwind landing. The aircraft departed the runway to the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 8, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75594. 446 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 406 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327973&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 40 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327974&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF 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. 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