# Accident 20080620840669A: Tcraft F19, Montgomery, AL, June 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2008, 10:18 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3003° N, 86.3897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3003&lon=-86.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3681T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3681T-2018-01-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,258 total, 125 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080620840669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SHORT FINAL INTO MONTGOMERY, AL REGIONAL AIRPORT (MGM) RUNWAY 10 TAYLORCRAFT N3681T VEERED LEFT DUE TO A PAIR OF SHOES JAMMING THE CO-PILOTS LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD FUEL FARM FENCE.  PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD RECEIVED MINOR IINJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA126), Jun 20, 2008: Taylorcraft F19 (N3681T), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper loading of personal belongings which resulted in rudder pedal interference.

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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