Lacholla Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

La Cholla, Arizona 85755
Thursday, May 29, 2014 15:00 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The tailwheel equipped airplane received substantial damage to both wings, when the airplane veered off the runway and struck a cacti after the pilot overcorrected to compensate for a wind gust during the landing rollout. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's overcorrection to a wind gust, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway veeroff.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/29/2014
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City La Cholla
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 85755
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 322648N
Event Location Longitude 1110010E
Event Location Airport LaCholla Airpark
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 57AZ
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 2940
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 1500 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 10
Weather Observation Facility ID 57AZ
Elevation of weather observation facility 2900
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 10000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 210
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 20
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.5
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 33110
NTSB Notification Source FAA WPR ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 28 2014 5:25PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N34374
NTSB Number WPR14CA224
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MEYERS
Aircraft Model MAC 145
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 217
Certified Max Gross Weight 1910
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 15 2014 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 14
Airframe Hours 1750
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name KUNDIG KONRAD J A
Aircraft Owner Street Address 12855 N CORSAIR DR
Aircraft Owner City ORO VALLEY
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 857559554
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name KUNDIG KONRAD J A
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 12855 N CORSAIR DR
Operator City ORO VALLEY
Operator State AZ
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 857559554
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code E95
Departure City Benson
Departure State AZ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 57AZ
Destination City La Cholla
Destination State AZ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 28 2014 5:25PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 4500
Runway Width 445
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --