Van Dusen John M LONGEZE N164JV

Summary

On 27 March 2010 at about 23:20 local time, a Van Dusen John M LONGEZE registered N164JV was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, 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

27 March 2010 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Pearland Regional Airport (LVJ)

Coordinates

29.5211, -95.2419

Aircraft

Van Dusen John M LONGEZE

Registration

N164JV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ozona → Houston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA175

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after about a 5.5-hour flight with one refueling stop, he was making a “crab type” approach to runway 32 due to the considerable crosswinds at his destination airport. He added that he still experienced some side drift to the right and that attempts to correct back to centerline resulted in a small bounce and “considerable wing rock.” He also added that he lost control at the edge of the runway and elected not to try a go-around and make the situation worse. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, impacted a ditch and collapsed the landing gear before sliding to a stop in the upright position. At about the time of the accident the automated weather station at the airport reported winds from 180 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.