# Accident 20160507005379A: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C, Pace, FL, May 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pace, FL
- Airport: J-22 Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7250° N, 87.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7250&lon=-87.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (registry code 9600425, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,316 total, 111 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160507005379A

## Narrative

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

WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 360 AT 3 KNOTS BY NEARBY WHITING FIELD ASOS.  AIRMAN BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 36. VIDEO OF THE TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO VEER TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATE 5 SECONDS AFTER THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL. APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, TAIL LOW AND WITH THE RIGHT WING LOW.  A FEW SECONDS LATER AIRCRAFT, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AGL,  IS SEEN STALLING AND THEN ROLLING TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT.

## 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 GAA16CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA229), May 7, 2016: Waco Classic YMF (N119SW), Pace, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, and his excessive pitch attitude at low airspeed during initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and consequent…

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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