Jones Rodney V WITTMAN TA N90086
16 January 2009 · Yucca Valley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 January 2009 at about 22:00 local time, a Jones Rodney V WITTMAN TA registered N90086, operated by Williams Jerry M, was involved in an accident near Yucca Valley, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yucca Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yucca Valley Airport (L22)
- Coordinates
- 34.1497, -116.4092
- Aircraft
- Jones Rodney V WITTMAN TA
- Registration
- N90086
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Williams Jerry M
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hanford → Yucca Valley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA094
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of directional control due to a weld joint failure of the left rudder pedal.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll on the asphalt runway, the left rudder pedal separated and he was unable to maintain directional control. Subsequently, the airplane ground-looped and exited the right side of the runway. The fuselage and left wing were structurally damaged. The left rudder pedal was separated at its weld point. No further anomalies were noted with the flight control systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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