ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278950
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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 2019 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N6684Z |
| MSN: | E-1611 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3553 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV (RNO/KRNO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA (SBA/KSBA) |
| Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV (RNO/KRNO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the airplane in gusty wind conditions when he lost directional control of the airplane. After touchdown, the airplane veered off the runway to the left, despite the pilot's corrective inputs. Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway, struck two runway signs, and spun to the right before coming to a stop.
An examination of the airplane revealed that the nosewheel would not center and that it pointed to the right. Impact damage was visible on the nosewheel strut assembly. Additionally, when the right rudder pedal was pushed to the full position, the right rudder was about 5° from full deflection. It could not be determined whether these anomalies were impact related. The airplane would have had right turning tendencies if the nosewheel condition existed during the landing. The pilot would have had less rudder authority available to counter the left turning tendencies if the rudder condition existed during landing. No other mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation were observed.
The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing in strong, gusty wind conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing in gusty crosswind conditions for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA138
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Jun-2022 13:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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