- Date
- November 28, 1986, 15:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- El Cajon, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N269WBNorth American-Maslon SNJ-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861128065329A
- Case key
- 25482
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A north American SNJ-4 ground looped after a loss of control during takeoff roll on runway 27R. The aircraft swerved to the left twice and then lifted off the ground with a high angle of attack and low airspeed. The aircraft then 'mushed along' at approximately 10 to 15 feet AGL. The aircraft was continuiing to drift left towards the terminal building when it reached runway 27L. The aircraft then began to roll left and dragged its left wing tip. The aircraft lost altitude and came to rest on its belly. A witness stated that the engine sounded good till the time the propellor struck the ground. He also reported that the winds were 90 degrees to the runway and the wind sock was fully extended.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N269WB
- Reported as
- North American-Maslon SNJ-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26992
- Airframe hours
- 1,337
- Engine
- P&W 1340AN1, 650 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward A. Maslon
- Registered owner
- Maslon, Edward A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1986 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- SEE · El Cajon, CA
- Airport
- SEE · Gillispie, runway 27R, 5,341 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 447 total · 111 in this make and model · 318 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SEE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N269WB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.