North American F-51D accident near Camarillo, CA
On July 15, 2007, a North American F-51D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Camarillo, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 15, 2007
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Aircraft
- North American F-51D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.214°N, 119.094°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070720X00970
NTSB summary
On July 15, 2007, at 0814 Pacific daylight time, a North American F-51D, N51TK, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain following a loss of control during a go around at the Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California. The private pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo instructional flight, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight had originated from Camarillo Airport about 0808. According to information provided by Camarillo Air Traffic Control Tower personnel, the airplane, with the private pilot and a flight instructor on board, flew into the airport and made a full stop landing. The flight instructor exited the airplane after informing the tower that the pilot would be performing his first solo flight in the airplane. The airplane departed on runway 26, remained in the traffic pattern and returned for a landing on runway 26. Two controllers observed the airplane touch down and then become airborne again. At that point, it appeared to them that the pilot initiated a go around, and the airplane immediately rolled left and impacted the ground beside the runway in an inverted position. The flight instructor reported that he had given the pilot 31.5 hours of dual instruction in the airplane between May 29 and July 14, 2007. After completing the dual instructional flight on July 14, the instructor elected to allow the pilot to solo the airplane the following morning. About 0745 on the day of the acc
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
