# Accident 19990502004309A: Amtr AEROSPEC2150, Payson, AZ, May 2, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 2, 1999, 10:45 local time - Place: Payson, AZ - Airport: Payson Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.1898° N, 111.1706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1898&lon=-111.1706&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2103Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2103Z) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Bishop Raymond Max AERO SPEC 2150 (registry code 05616TC, https://openairdocs.org/model/bishop-raymond-max-aero-spec-2150) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR AEROSPEC2150 - Reported engine: LYC O320E2G - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 9 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA168) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004309A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT TAIL CAME UP ON TAKE-OFF, THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT, LANDED IN THE GRASS, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, AND STRUCK TREES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON MAY 2, 1999, AT 1045 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BISHOP AERO SPEC 2150, N2103Z, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE PAYSON, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT FALCON FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A CALM WIND CONDITION AND CLEAR SKIES EXISTED PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND AND HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE STATED THAT HE "FORCED" THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR AND IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. (.4)WHILE TAXIING THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT CHECKED THE WINDSOCK FOR WINDS AND NOTED A CALM INDICATION. AFTER LIFTING THE TAIL OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE AIRPLANE TO CENTERLINE WITH RUDDER AND BRAKE INPUTS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE NOTED THAT HE WAS AT ROTATION SPEED AND MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF IN GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED INTO A GRASS FIELD, AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED BEFORE COMING TO REST. (23)PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF ON RWY 24 AT PAYSON AIRPORT, PAYSON, AZ. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. NO 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 LAX99LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA168), May 2, 1999: R.M. Bishop Aero Spec 2150 (N2103Z), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate use of the rudder controls to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in veering off the runway and ground looping in tall vegetation. ## Other reports on N2103Z (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20120927023979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120927023979I), Sep 27, 2012: Bishop Raymond Max AERO SPEC 2150 (N2103Z), Mesa, AZ, No damage. The airmen was performing slow flight manuvers when the engine lost power. An emergency was declared to iwa tower and then an attempt to reestablish power was… - [Incident 20091101022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101022829I), Nov 1, 2009: Amtr AEROSPEC2150 (N2103Z), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. The pilot reported that during takeoff from runway 22 he lifted the tail and the airplane immediately veered to the left. He stated that it continued left even… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.