# Accident 20030118000649A: Tcraft F21, Payson, AZ, January 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2003, 12:15 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0333° N, 111.0333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0333&lon=-111.0333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2005U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2005U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F21 (registry code 8850906, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F21
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030118000649A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 18, 2003, AT 1215 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORPORATION F21, N2005U, GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT THE ROCK HORSE DIRT STRIP ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAYSON, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE PAYSON AIRPORT AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE ROCK HORSE DIRT STRIP. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON UNIMPROVED DIRT STRIP. AIRCRAFT WING HIT TREE AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 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 LAX03LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA071), Jan 18, 2003: Taylorcraft F21 (N2005U), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N2005U (1)

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

- [Accident 19840513016899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513016899A), May 13, 1984: Tcrafk F21 (N2005U), Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond on low final for landing at a dirt strip. Struck trees. Magneto timing caused power delay.

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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