# Accident 20190923015409A: Thomas Lee NIEUPORT 11, Rose Hill, KS, September 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rose Hill, KS
- Airport: Cook Airfield Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5647° N, 97.1747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5647&lon=-97.1747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1398, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1398-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas Lee NIEUPORT 11 (registry code 05627AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-lee-nieuport-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-145-B2 (registry code 42382, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-145-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS LEE NIEUPORT 11
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-145-B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,460 total, 295 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA560) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190923015409A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY 190 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING POINT OF THE TAKEOFF.  IT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL 190 FEET AND STRUCK A RUNWAY PRECISION APPROACH LIGHTING FIXTURE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 70 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CLOCKWISE APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AFTER STRIKING THE APPROACH LIGHT FIXTURE.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LOWER WING, THE UPPER WING, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND TO THE WOOD PROPELLER THAT WAS SPLINTERED.

THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT.

## 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 GAA19CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA560), Sep 23, 2019: Thomas Lee Nieuport 11 (N1398), Rose Hill, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with runway lights.

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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