- Date
- January 26, 2019, 11:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24682Beech B19
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 2019
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20190126000399A
- Case key
- 98854
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, while on final approach, the airplane encountered wind shear. He considered performing a go-around but decided not to due to buildings, traffic, and pedestrians and to avoid casualties. Upon landing, the airplane veered off the runway and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident, the wind was from 100° at 10 knots, and the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 12.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, while on final approach, the airplane encountered wind shear. He considered performing a go around but decided not to due to buildings, traffic, and pedestrians to avoid casualties. Upon landing, the airplane veered off the runway and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident the wind was from 100 degrees true at 10 knots, and the airplane was landing runway 12.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24682
- Reported as
- Beech B19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB-572
- Built
- 1973
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 15, 2018
- Destination
- WHP · Los Angeles, CA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- WHP · Whiteman, runway 12, 4,120 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 24, 2017
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 542 total · 542 in this make and model · 453 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.22 inHg
- Observed at
- KWHP
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 12, 2019, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 3.8 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.