Boeing A75N1(PT17) N4777V

Summary

On 19 September 2012 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N4777V, operated by Judd Donald C, was involved in an accident near Lincoln, California, United States. 2 people were 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

19 September 2012 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln Regional Airport (KLHM)

Coordinates

38.9092, -121.3514

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1(PT17)

Registration

N4777V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Judd Donald C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cameron Park → Lincoln

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA427

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while landing, the airplane started diverting to the right. He corrected with full left rudder, but the airplane did not respond. He then applied full left brake, which caused an over correction. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the right lower wing contacted the runway, damaging the lower right wing spar. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.