Pilot Debrief

BOEING A75N1(PT17) near Petaluma, CA — 2022-10-15

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Date
2022-10-15
Location
Petaluma, CA, USA
Airport
O69
Aircraft
BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Registration
N42PT
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing roll, he let “the control column go to a neutral position” after touchdown, and a gust of wind raised the left wing. The airplane veered off the runway to the right, subsequently colliding with a windsock and coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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