# Accident 20081020851499A: Barner SUPERSKYRAID, Tuscola, IL, October 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tuscola, IL
- Airport: Tuscola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7808° N, 88.3061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7808&lon=-88.3061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3903B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3903B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barner Lonnie Howard SUPER SKYRAIDER (registry code 0562600, https://openairdocs.org/model/barner-lonnie-howard-super-skyraider) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNER SUPERSKYRAID
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081020851499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N3903B, AN AMATUER-BUILT AIRCRAFT, WAS CONDUCTING A TAKEOFF MANEUVER ON RUNWAY 27 AT TUSCOLA, ILLINOIS, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTION WITH OPPOSING RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER RIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND ENTERED A CORN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AS A RESULT OF ENTERING THE CORN FIELD.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT.  THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CLOSE ACCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 CEN09CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA028), Oct 20, 2008: Howard Super Sky Raider (N3903B), Tuscola, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A contributing factor was the cornfield and the pilot's lack of recent experience.

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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