Feb 13, 2010
Accident
Santa Clarita, CA
Injuries1 serious, 1 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 121
Probable Cause
The pilot’s abrupt airplane pitch change maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew’s failure to maintain the heading specified by the air traffic controller, which would have avoided the near collision course with an unidentified airplane that triggered the traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory.
NTSB WPR10LA134