# Accident 20050515016949A: Bac BAC167, Baco Raton, FL, May 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2005, 09:15 local time
- Place: Baco Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3847° N, 80.1011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3847&lon=-80.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N399WH-2008-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 167 STKMSTR MK83 (registry code 1480308, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-167-stkmstr-mk83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce VIPER-535 (registry code 54581, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-viper-535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC BAC167
- Reported engine: RROYCE VIPER*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050515016949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CLEARED FOR T.O. - ABORTED T.O. DUE TO FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION. INSPECTOR STATEMENT: ON JUNE 7, 2005, I EXAMINED A BAC 167, JET PROVOST, N399WH, THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 05-15-2005 AT BOCA RATON AIRPORT. THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR WAS FULLY MOVEABLE THROUGHOUT ITS TRAVEL BUT IT WAS VERY STIFF. THE RUDDER WAS MOVED AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHEN THE ELEVATOR WAS MOVED THE RUDDER WOULD ALSO MOVE AND THE SAME WAS TRUE WHEN THE RUDDER WAS MOVED THE ELEVATOR WOULD ALSO MOVE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ELEVATOR/RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CAUSE OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM BINDING. THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE OF THE ACCIDENT SAID THAT NO FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NEED TO BE CONDUCTED.

## 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 MIA05LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA104), May 15, 2005: British 167 StrikemasterMK83 (N399WH), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delay by the pilot-in-command to abort the takeoff after recognizing excessive elevator control forces for undetermined reasons during the landing roll, resulting in the on-ground collision with…

## Other reports on N399WH (1)

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

- [Incident 20031007025979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007025979I), Oct 7, 2003: Bac BAC167 (N399WH), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While on a take-off roll at Boca Raton Airport at 1737 hrs. Local time on October 07 2003, the pilot, Mr. Benjamin rhodes noticed that the airspeed…

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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