ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194937
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 April 2017 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  North American SNJ-5 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7969C |
| MSN: | 88-16316 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6783 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA (VNY) |
| Van Nuys, CA (VNY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, as the tailwheel was contacting the ground, a “sudden gust of wind” lifted the right wing and that the airplane weather-vaned to the right. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped and exited the right side of the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and aileron.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation system on the accident airport, about the time of the accident, reported that the wind was from 270° at 9 knots. The pilot landed on runway 16.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N7969C
ex.USAAF/42-84535, Bu43974.
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2017 19:40 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2018 11:10 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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