# Accident 20060909031099A: Amtr JENNYREPLICA, Crossville, TN, September 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2006, 10:24 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Airport: Crossville Memorial-Whitson Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9517° N, 85.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9517&lon=-85.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5309-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parsons Robert L JN4-D JENNY REPLICA (registry code 056172S, https://openairdocs.org/model/parsons-robert-l-jn4-d-jenny-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR JENNYREPLICA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060909031099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE CALM AT THE CROSSVILLE, TN AIRPORT (CSV). PILOT LIFTED OFF AND FELT AS THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STIFF CROSS WIND. THE ACTUAL WEATHER WAS CALM WINDS, LESS THAN 3 KNOTS. PILOT PREVIOUSLY NOTED CONTROL PROBLEMS WHEN WINDS WERE HIGH AND GUSTY. PILOT STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET HE ELECTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF. PILOT STATED HE WANTED TO LAND IN GRASSY AREA NEXT TO PAVED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK GROUND AND AIRCRAFT SEMI-CARTWHEELED. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT SUFFERED CRACKED VERTEBRAE AND FACE LACERATIONS. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONE SIDE OF THE RUDDER CABLE AND SPRING WAS DISCONNECTED, AT RUDDER. ALL OTHER CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY. FUEL WAS PRESENT AND ENGINE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.

## 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 DEN06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA123), Sep 9, 2006: Parsons JN4-D Jenny Replica (N5309), Crossville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control in flight due to a disconnected rudder control cable. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to control the roll.

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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