# NTSB CEN12CA219: Taylorcraft F19, N3673T, Emporia, KS, March 31, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 31, 2012, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Emporia, KS - Coordinates: 38.423053, -96.371948 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4231&lon=-96.3719&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA -- Wichita Flight Standards - NTSB case key (mKey): 83273 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA219 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83273/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83273 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA219 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with a fence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was landing on runway 18 when the airplane started to yaw to the right. Rudder correction was not sufficient to stop the yaw, and the brakes did not seem to help. The runway consisted of about 8-inch-tall grass at the time. The pilot was ultimately unable to maintain directional control and the airplane rotated about 180 degrees before impacting a fence located about 30 feet from the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and aft fuselage. Wind near the accident site was from 210 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot reported that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was landing on runway 18 when the airplane started to yaw to the right. Rudder correction was not sufficient to stop the yaw, and the brakes did not seem to help. The runway consisted of about 8-inch tall grass at the time. The pilot was ultimately unable to maintain directional control and the airplane rotated approximately 180 degrees before impacting a fence located about 30 feet from the runway. Wind in the vicinity of the accident site was from 210 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot noted that there no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and aft fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3673T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3673T), registered now, S/N F-081, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP F19 - Registry model: [Taylorcraft F19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (registry code 8850904) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: F-081 - Airframe hours: 1430 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 6, 2011 - Departed: SN04, Emporia, KS - Destination: SN04, Emporia, KS - Airport: SN04, Roberts Memorial, runway 18, 1,800 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 21, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 591 total, 34 in this make and model, 591 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: EMP, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120331006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120331006559A), Mar 31, 2012: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19, Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing a conventional gear aircraft to the south on a turf runway (12 inch tall grass) and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft ground looped… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 23, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83273. 546 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 523 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365734&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Observations ~ Emporia Municipal Airport (item 2, .PDF, 23 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365740&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Observations%20~%20Emporia%20Municipal%20Airport-Master.PDF 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. 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