# NTSB CEN16LA185: Jewett Brandon RV 6, N700MJ, McKinney, TX, May 13, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 13, 2016, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC) - Place: McKinney, TX - Coordinates: 33.209445, -96.743614 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2094&lon=-96.7436&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 12, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 93181 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16LA185 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93181/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93181 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA185 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Jewett Brandon RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05607AW), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Jewett Brandon RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05607AW), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Jewett Brandon RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=05607AW), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Jewett Brandon RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05607AW), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Jewett Brandon RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05607AW), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The private-rated pilot planned a short, personal cross-country flight. The pilot reported that, as he applied engine power for the takeoff, the airplane "snapped" left. The pilot applied right rudder to correct the turn; however, the airplane continued off the left side of the runway. The pilot reduced the throttle and mixture control but could not stop the airplane before it impacted trees. The pilot reported that the direct link bar to the tailwheel and the bolts that hold the tailwheel were broken postimpact. The pilot also reported that he had 15.5 hours in the airplane make and model with 4 hours as pilot-in-command. The accident is consistent with a loss of directional control during application of engine power for takeoff. ## Factual narrative On May 13, 2016, about 0830 central daylight time, a kit built Vans RV-6 airplane, N700MJ, departed the runway and impacted trees during an attempted takeoff from the Aero Country Airport (T31), McKinney, Texas. The private rated pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated a private individual, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cross country flight was originating at the time of the accident with the intended destination of Sherman, Texas. The pilot reported that he applied engine power for the takeoff, the airplane "snapped" left; he applied right rudder to counter the propeller torque. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway, so he reduced the throttle, and pulled the mixture control, but could not get the airplane stopped before the airplane impacted trees. The pilot added that the direct link bar that connected to the tailwheel and the bolts that hold the tailwheel were broken post impact. The pilot reported he had 358 total flight hours with 15.5 hours in make and model, with 4 hours as pilot-in-command. The responding Federal Aviation Administration Inspector noted the airplane had sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N700MJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700MJ-2022-12-17), registration cancelled 2022-12-17, S/N 22896 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JEWETT BRANDON RV 6 - Registry model: [Jewett Brandon RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/jewett-brandon-rv-6) (registry code 05607AW) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 22896 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 14, 2016, 692 hours before - Departed: T31, McKinney, TX - Destination: KSWI, Sherman, TX - Airport: T31, Aero Country Airport, runway 17, 4,352 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 358 total, 15.5 in this make and model, 248 as pilot in command, 25.7 in the last 90 days, 13.5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: KTKI, 8 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 20160513005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513005679A), May 13, 2016: Jewett Brandon RV-6, Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. On may 13, 2016, at approximately 0800 central daylight time, a vans RV-6, N700MJ, was prepared to takeoff on runway 17 at aero Country airport in Mckinney… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 6, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93181. 945 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 543 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40444188&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photos (item 2, .PDF, 402 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40444229&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-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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