# Accident 20060727015009A: Tcraft F19, Mud Bay, AK, July 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mud Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.1833° N, 136.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1833&lon=-136.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8216E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8216E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727015009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FELT THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS TOO SHORT. PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. TWO FACTORS PREVENTED GO AROUND: TAIL WHEEL WAS IN TALL GRASS AND 10KT CROSSWIND. WIND PUSHED PLANE INTO TALL GRASS ON SIDE OF GRAVEL RUNWAY AND PLANE SPUN OUT INTO THE GRASS.

## 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 ANC06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA106), Jul 28, 2006: Taylorcraft F19 (N8216E), Hoonah, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed go-around during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was high vegetation.

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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