# Accident 20021007025929A: Amtr KSE5A, Sedona, AZ, October 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2002, 08:15 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589D-2013-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kline Forrest O KSE5A (registry code 05616TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/kline-forrest-o-kse5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KSE5A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021007025929A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 7, 2002, AT 0815 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT KLINE KSE5A AIRPLANE, N589D, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 21, ENCOUNTERED A DITCH, AND NOSED OVER DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL AT THE SEDONA, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME AND WAS DESTINED FOR RIMROCK, ARIZONA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (-23) PILOTS REPORTS THAT THE LEFT WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED UP DURING TAKEOFF. ADDITIONALLY, A GUST OF WIND OCCURRED DURING THE TAKEOFF RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE LANDING GEAR, WOODEN PROPELLER, THE LEFT LOWER WING SPAR AND LEADING EDGE. AT THIS TIME, NO CAUSAL FACTORS ARE KNOWN.

## 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 LAX03LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA002), Oct 7, 2002: Kline KSE5A (N589D), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's incorrect installation of the left…

## Other reports on N589D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980817028611I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817028611I), Aug 17, 1998: N589D, El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. On this date PIC was taxiing for the active runway. While observing two stearmans taking off. PIC did not notice Piper at hold short line. Pilot taxied into…
- [Incident 19940813031299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813031299I), Aug 13, 1994: N589D, Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing in a crosswind. Ran off runway.

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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