# NTSB LAX94LA344: Globe GC-1B, N80642, Five Points, CA, August 31, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 31, 1994, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Five Points, CA - Coordinates: 36.380844, -120.129287 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3808&lon=-120.1293&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 18, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28846 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94LA344 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28846/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA344 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and his failure to maintain the proper runway alignment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm - terrain condition - soft ## Analysis THE PILOT PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS ON A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. HE REPORTED A 90-DEGREE RIGHT CROSSWIND AT 6 TO 8 KNOTS. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE TAIL DOWN, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED OFF THE GROUND AND STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOW AND ABOUT 2 FEET OFF THE GROUND WHEN IT CONTACTED A DIRT BERM 3- TO 4-FEET HIGH AND ABOUT 40 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE 38-FOOT-WIDE LANDING STRIP. THE AIRPLANE THEN SETTLED INTO SOFT, PLOWED WINDROWS OF FARM SOIL. THE PILOT REPORTED NUMEROUS 'DUST DEVILS' IN THE AREA THAT DAY. ## Factual narrative On August 31, 1994, about 1430 hours Pacific daylight time, a Globe GC-1B, N80642, was substantially damaged following an on- ground loss of control during landing rollout at Five Points, California. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight which had originated at Fresno, California, on the day of the accident at 1405 hours. The pilot stated that he was landing at the private strip on runway 34 and further reported: "After rolling for about 100 to 200 feet or so, I pulled back on the yoke to plant the tail wheel so I could apply brakes. The aircraft ballooned and was hit with an easterly crosswind which drifted the aircraft to the left. The plane was slow and about 2 feet off the ground as it continued the left drift." The landing gear collided with a 3- to 4-foot berm located 40 feet to the left of the 38-foot-wide runway. The airplane then collided with soft, plowed windrows of farm soil. The pilot reported that he was landing with full flaps. He reported that the crosswind was 6 knots with gusts to 8 knots from the right at about 90 degrees with "dust devils" in the area. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N80642](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80642-2011-08-02), registration cancelled 2011-08-02, S/N 1047, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B - Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1047 - Airframe hours: 2831 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Walter Belleville - Registered owner: Happy Horizons,Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 25, 1994, 25 hours before - Departed: Q60, FRESNO, CA - Destination: NONE, CA - Airport: NONE, Private Strip, runway 34, 3,000 × 38 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,439 total, 133 in this make and model, 1,439 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 6 knots, gusting 8 - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F ## 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 19940831024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024479A), Aug 31, 1994: Univac GC1B, Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing roll. Drifted in crosswind. Struck berm then furrows in plowed field. Dust devils in area. From the NTSB's public API. 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