# Accident 19980831045059A: Amtrty TAYLORTITCH, Lock Haven, PA, August 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lock Haven, PA
- Airport: William T Piper Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1309° N, 77.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1309&lon=-77.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1924S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1924S-1999-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stubler L S TAYLOR TITCH MK-1 (registry code 056341K, https://openairdocs.org/model/stubler-l-s-taylor-titch-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTY TAYLORTITCH
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,765 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980831045059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO EVALUATE THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPLANE. WHILE CONDUCTING THE EVALUATION FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE, SO HE ABORTED THE FLIGHT, SPIRALED THE AIRPLANE DOWN, AND ENTERED A RIGHT BASE. WHILE ON FINAL, AND OVER THE RUNWAY AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 60 KNOTS, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE WITH FULL FLAPS. WHILE FLYING THE AIRPLANE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, THE PILOT REACHED ACROSS THE COCKPIT WITH HIS LEFT HAND, GRABBED THE FLAP HANDLE AND INITIATED FULL FLAPS. THE NEXT THING THE PILOT KNEW, THE AIRPLANE WAS RIGHT WING LOW AND THE SINK RATE EXCEEDED NORMAL. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, SEPARATED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY INVERTED TO A STOP. (-23) UPON LANDING, THE PILOT HAD THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT BANK TO LINE UP WITH THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT REACHED TO MAKE A FLAP ADJUSTMENT WITH HIS LEFT HAND, BUMPING HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS ON THE CONTROL STICK, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO DIP AND CONTACT THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT WING BROKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY, BECAME INVERTED, AND SLID 175 FEET TO A STOP.                                                                            THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA175), Aug 31, 1998: Stubler Taylor Titch (N1924S), Lock Haven, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to use his left hand to actuate the flap handle located on the right side of the cockpit,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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