- Date
- February 26, 2007, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N600WWWaltz Sonex Waiex
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20070226003909A
- Case key
- 65369
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. The fact that the pilot had only two hours total time in this make and model aircraft was a factor in the accident.
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
During the landing roll in the tail wheel equipped Light Sport Aircraft, the pilot failed to maintain directional control, and the aircraft departed the side of the runway and struck a runway identification sign. At the time of the accident, the pilot had a total of 2 hours flying experience in this make and model aircraft.
Factual narrative
During the landing roll in the tail wheel equipped Light Sport Aircraft, the pilot failed to maintain directional control, and the aircraft departed the side of the runway and struck a runway identification sign. At the time of the accident, the pilot had a total of 2 hours flying experience in this make and model aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N600WW
- Reported as
- Waltz Sonex Waiex
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0016
- Engine
- Aero Engines 2002, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wendel W. Waltz
- Registered owner
- Wendel W. Waltz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- KDVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- KDVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Airport
- KDVT · Deer Valley Airport, runway 25R, 4,500 × 75 ft
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
- 69
- Certificates
- Private, Sport Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Flight hours
- 810 total · 2 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.