# Accident 20120905019609A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 TAIL DRAGGER, Elizabethtown, KY, September 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2012, 16:25 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY
- Airport: Addington Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6850° N, 85.9217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6850&lon=-85.9217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 TAIL DRAGGER (registry code 060009I, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p92-tail-dragger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 TAIL DRAGGER
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA547) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120905019609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AFTER TAKE-OFF APPARENTLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE CROSS WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING ADDINGTON FIELD (EKX) FROM THE WEST.  ACCORDING TO EKX A.W.A.S. WINDS AT TAKE-OFF WERE SUSTAINED 23KTS FROM 320 DEGREES WITH PEAK WINDS AT 27KTS FROM 320 DEGREES.

## 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 ERA12CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA547), Sep 5, 2012: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Tail Dragger (N237TA), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take…

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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