North American SNJ N269WB

Summary

On 14 April 2009 at about 20:20 local time, a North American SNJ registered N269WB was involved in an accident near Bessemer, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 2009 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Bessemer Airport (EKY)

Coordinates

33.3075, -86.9225

Aircraft

North American SNJ

Registration

N269WB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jasper → Bessemer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA242

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing with a crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing on Runway 23, the airplane floated more than the pilot expected, and then bounced 2 feet above the runway. As the airplane bounced, it encountered a gust of wind from the west and the pilot attempted unsuccessfully to control the airplane with braking and rudder inputs. The airplane subsequently ground looped and departed the right side of the runway, impacting a tree with the left wing. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions were reported by the pilot or identified during the examination. The recorded wind about the time of the accident, at an airport 11 miles to the southeast, was from 310 degrees at 9 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.