NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR14CA224
Registry · N34374
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MEYERS MAC-145
Year of manufacture
1953 · 61 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-300-D (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20090717
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3CBDD
Registrant of record
KUNDIG DANIEL J
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's overcorrection to a wind gust, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway veeroff.
Factual narrative
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. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C
- C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained - C
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Tree(s)-Contributed to outcome
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2014_WPR14CA224.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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