| Crash location | 24.129723°N, 116.406667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Yucca Valley, CA
34.114174°N, 116.432235°W 689.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N90086 |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 16 Jan 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Jones Rodney V Wittman Ta |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that during the landing roll on the asphalt runway, the left rudder pedal separated and he was unable to maintain directional control. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped and exited the right side of the runway. The fuselage and left wing were structurally damaged. The left rudder pedal was separated at its weld point. No further anomalies were noted with the flight control systems.
A loss of directional control due to a weld joint failure of the left rudder pedal.