# Accident 20251012019339A: West Desert Aviators RANS S-20 RAVEN, Springfield, CO, October 12, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2025, 11:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, CO
- Airport: Springfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4593° N, 102.6182° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4593&lon=-102.6182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N319WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: West Desert Aviators RANS S-20 RAVEN (registry code 05641FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/west-desert-aviators-rans-s-20-raven) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEST DESERT AVIATORS RANS S-20 RAVEN
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,337 total, 1,720 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251012019339A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THAT THEY WERE HIT BY A CROSSWIND GUST ON TAKE OFF THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN YAWING RIGHT INTO THE PATH OF THE AIRPORTS PAPI SYSTEM. TO AVOID COLLISION, THE PIC ACTUATED THE RUDDER TO TURN BACK TO THE LEFT, HOWEVER, THE CORRECTION WAS TOO MUCH AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN26LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA017), Oct 12, 2025: Rans S20 (N319WD), Springfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff with a right crosswind.

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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