# Accident 20130501016309A: Mason Robert KOLB MARK 3X, Lawrence, KS, May 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2013, 12:38 local time
- Place: Lawrence, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9219° N, 95.1908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9219&lon=-95.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125KP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125KP-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mason Robert KOLB MARK 3X (registry code 059007E, https://openairdocs.org/model/mason-robert-kolb-mark-3x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI-99 (registry code 55561, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MASON ROBERT KOLB MARK 3X
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI-99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130501016309A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF OF A SOUTH DIRECTION WITH WINDS REPORTED 060 DEGREES, 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16. AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT, DESCENDING STRIKING A FENCE AND IMPACTING A TREE.

## 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 CEN13LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA254), May 1, 2013: Mason Robert Kolb Mark 3X (N125KP), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s improper decision to depart with a tailwind.

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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