# Accident 20000214042959A: Tcraft F19, West Lafayette, OH, February 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2706° N, 81.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2706&lon=-81.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3580T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3580T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000214042959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/14/2000, SAMUEL G. MOSIER, FLEW A TAYLORCRAFT (F-19) N3580T, FROM PHD TO EMSLIE PASTURE AIRPORT (WEST LAFAYETTE, OHIO). DURING THE APPROACH TO EMSLIE PASTURE AIRPORT, THE PILOT HAD LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE WET GRASS STRIP. ONCE THE PILOT HAD LANDED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT HAD APPLIED POWER TO DO A GO-AROUND. DURING HIS TAKEOFF, THE PILOT TRIED TO FLY OVER SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES LOCATED 30 FEET UP ON A POLE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS CAUGHT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC00LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA080), Feb 14, 2000: Taylorcraft F19 (N3580T), West Lafayette, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: was a delayed decision of the pilot to abort the landing. Factors were the wet runway, and the tail winds that prevailed in the area.

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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