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19990613006899A

Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV · Mc Kinney, TX · June 13, 1999

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Date
June 13, 1999 · 14:15 local
Place
Mc Kinney, TX
Airport
Mc Kinney Municipal Airport
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59TS
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW99LA163
N59TSRegistered now · Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IVS/N CCF4-109 · Built 1952Airframe modelCanadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IVEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft was in the pattern and was making touch and go landings when it lost control on landing and ran off the rwy, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)pilot was performing a touch and go landing. The pilot stated as he reached for the flap handle he felt the right wing come up. He then applied left rudder and right aileron. Aircraft made gradule right turn. Pilot stated the aricraft did not respond to the rudder. He then applied engine power to achieve rudder response. Gradule right turned continued as evidenced by tire marks. Directional control was lost on the runway. Aircraft made gradule right turn and left ruwnay. Aircraft continued across a 100' wide by 10' deep drainage ditch. Aircraft began to nose over after cresting FAR side of drainage ditch evidenced by prop strike marks in the dirt. Aircraft flipped over, nose first, and came to rest inverted. Immediate damage was to the right main landing gear, propeller, engine cowl, left outboard wing section, vertical stabilizer and rudder, and entire canopy section.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS IN THE PATTERN AND WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND RAN OFF THE RWY, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE PILOT STATED AS HE REACHED FOR THE FLAP HANDLE HE FELT THE RIGHT WING COME UP. HE THEN APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON. AIRCRAFT MADE GRADULE RIGHT TURN. PILOT STATED THE ARICRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE RUDDER. HE THEN APPLIED ENGINE POWER TO ACHIEVE RUDDER RESPONSE. GRADULE RIGHT TURNED CONTINUED AS EVIDENCED BY TIRE MARKS. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE GRADULE RIGHT TURN AND LEFT RUWNAY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A 100' WIDE BY 10' DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO NOSE OVER AFTER CRESTING FAR SIDE OF DRAINAGE DITCH EVIDENCED BY PROP STRIKE MARKS IN THE DIRT. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, NOSE FIRST, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. IMMEDIATE DAMAGE WAS TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE COWL, LEFT OUTBOARD WING SECTION, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER, AND ENTIRE CANOPY SECTION.

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 FTW99LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMckinney, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Contributing factors were the elevator control restriction, the pilot's inadequate preflight, the ditch, and gusty conditions.Jun 13, 1999 · Substantial damage