# Accident 19990611045529A: Taylor TAYLORCOUPE, Pleasanton, TX, June 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, TX
- Airport: Pleasanton Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 28.9595° N, 98.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9595&lon=-98.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2806W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2806W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grasso Kurt TAYLORCOUPE (registry code 05626CU, https://openairdocs.org/model/grasso-kurt-taylorcoupe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLOR TAYLORCOUPE
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990611045529A

## Narrative

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

(-23)CROSSWIND ON CLIMB OUT CAUGHT PILOT UNPREPARED TO CORRECT IN A TIMELY MANNER. AIRCRAFT YAWS AND DECENDS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.         (.4) THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE CLIMBING 50-60 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PITCHED NOSE UP.  THE AIRPLANE WAS PUSHED TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS.  HOWEVER, BOTH HE AND THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD INADVERTENTLY FLOWN INTO A 'DUST DEVIL.'  THE PILOT ADDED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATED 75 KNOTS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE INCIDENT.                                                                                                                                                                        (.19) ON JUNE 11, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 0945 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCOUPE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE, N2806W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTING THE PLEASANTON AIRPORT NEAR PLEASANTON, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DESTINED FOR GAINSVILLE, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 200 FEET AGL, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT AND PITCHED DOWN. THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LEFT WING STRUT WAS DAMAGED AND THE MAIN GEAR CARRY THROUGH STRUCTURE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE PROPELLER.

## 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 FTW99LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA166), Jun 11, 1999: Taylorcraft F21 (N2806W), Pleasanton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor was the whirl wind weather condition.

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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