# Accident 20050319004979A: Tcraft F19, North Hampton, MA, March 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: North Hampton, MA
- Airport: North Hampton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3281° N, 72.6114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3281&lon=-72.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3679T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3679T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050319004979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC PILOT (RIGHT SEAT) STATED, AFTER LANDING AND ROLLOUT, WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE TAXIWAY, THE TAILWHEEL SPRING BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK A SMALL SNOWBANK. THE LOWER LEFT LONGERON APPEARED BENT SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT AT NORTHAMPTON UNTIL A MECHANIC COULD EVALUATE THE DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED ON A TELEPHONE CONNECTION THRU THE FAA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER THAT HE WAS GIVING ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ INSTRUCTION IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ TAYLORCRAFT. THE RUNWAY HAS SKID MARKS APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE TO THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TAXIWAY, AND THEN WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT REAR LOWER LONGERON IS BENT AND THE TAIL SECTION IS BENT IN THE SAME DIRECTION.

## 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 IAD05LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA049), Mar 19, 2005: Taylorcraft F19 (N3679T), Northampton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's improper decision to conduct the flight with a known deficiency in equipment, which resulted in a loss of control when the tailwheel springs became disconnected. Factors were the…

## Other reports on N3679T (1)

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

- [Accident 19790524009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524009949A), May 24, 1979: Tcraft F19 (N3679T), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a tree while following a highway. Ceiling zero. Visibility 100 feet.

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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