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FAA accident report · Amtrbb MUSTANG2 · Taft, CA · September 12, 1998

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Date
September 12, 1998 · 15:35 local
Place
Taft, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10AW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA290
Reported as
Amtrbb MUSTANG2
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total100 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N10AWRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2000 · Weber-Mustang II DIAMONDS/N 265Airframe modelWeber-Mustang II DIAMOND

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on the south-facing runway, the aircraft drifted off to the left side of the runway. The left wingtip impacted the bushes and the aircraft swerved left into the brush off the runway. The landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from approximately 090 degrees at 7 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunction with the aircraft PR ior to the accident. (-23) a home built aircraft, weber-mustang ii, N10AW ran off a narrow and uneven Private airstrip runway, located approximately five miles south of the Taft/kern airport, Taft CA. On take off roll the aircraft veered left, contacting high brush, pulling it off the east side of the runway. The aircraft fixed landing gear collapsed upon impacting rough and uneven terrain. The right wing was substantially distorted and wrinkled with possible spare damage. The bottom fuselage and wing surfaces may have substantial damage, inspection of the aircraft bottom surfaces could not be conducted at the crash site, because of aircraft position relative to the terrain. The propelle r was under power as it came to a full stop.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON THE SOUTH-FACING RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE BUSHES AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT INTO THE BRUSH OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PR IOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (-23) A HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT, WEBER-MUSTANG II, N10AW RAN OFF A NARROW AND UNEVEN PRIVATE AIRSTRIP RUNWAY, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE TAFT/KERN AIRPORT, TAFT CA. ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, CONTACTING HIGH BRUSH, PULLING IT OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FIXED LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON IMPACTING ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE RIGHT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DISTORTED AND WRINKLED WITH POSSIBLE SPARE DAMAGE. THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE AND WING SURFACES MAY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BOTTOM SURFACES COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED AT THE CRASH SITE, BECAUSE OF AIRCRAFT POSITION RELATIVE TO THE TERRAIN. THE PROPELLE R WAS UNDER POWER AS IT CAME TO A FULL STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA290Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaft, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll.Sep 12, 1998 · Substantial damage