Xtremeair XP-30/2002339 N143WP

Summary

On 24 July 2009 at about 19:30 local time, a Xtremeair XP-30/2002339 registered N143WP was involved in an accident near Santa Ynez, California, 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

24 July 2009 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Ynez, California, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Ynez Airport (KIZA)

Coordinates

34.6069, -120.0756

Aircraft

Xtremeair XP-30/2002339

Registration

N143WP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Ynez → Santa Ynez

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA367

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped experimental airplane reported that he touched down too fast during the landing. He applied brake pressure and the airplane veered to the right; he then attempted to apply corrective control inputs and the airplane swerved to the left. The airplane then departed the runway surface and collided with a ditch, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane’s engine or flight control systems, and that this was his first flight in the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.