- Date
- May 26, 1977
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2860GN. American SNJ-6
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770526012659A
- Case key
- 158360
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0784 77/5/26 PACOIMA,CA N. AMERICAN SNJ-6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1000 TIME - 1130 N2860G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA PACOIMA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY TOWARDS WINDSOCK. WND GUSTING TO 12KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2860G
- Reported as
- N. American SNJ-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whiteman Airpark
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Other investigations on N2860G · 1
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