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N5486E accident description

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Crash location 33.889722°N, 118.210278°W
Nearest city Compton, CA
33.895849°N, 118.220071°W
0.7 miles away
Tail number N5486E
Accident date 28 Jul 2012
Aircraft type Alon A2
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot stated to the NTSB investigator immediately after the accident that he had pulled off the power, and during the landing flare, the airplane ballooned with increasing oscillations veering left off the runway. He applied left rudder to avoid another taxing airplane, and impacted a row of hangars. In a following written statement the pilot stated that during landing his right foot got caught between the rudder pedal and the control column cover. In the process of freeing his foot the airplane pitched up and down, veered off the runway, he applied left rudder to avoid a taxiing airplane, and impacted a row of hangars. The pilot stated that he airplane and engine had no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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