# NTSB CEN23LA004: Taylorcraft F19, N3560T, Waconia, MN, October 3, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 3, 2022, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Waconia, MN - Coordinates: 44.5061, -93.444 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5061&lon=-93.4440&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106068 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA004 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106068/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106068 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA004 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a touch-and-go landing. ## 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: [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) - [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: 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 of the tail wheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a touch and go, at full power, the airplane began to roll to the right and the pilot was unable to arrest the roll. The airplane entered a corn field north of the runway, and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3560T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3560T-2023-10-02), registration cancelled 2023-10-02, S/N F-019, built 1974 (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-019 - Year built: 1974 - Airframe hours: 1152 - Engines: Lycoming 0-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 7, 2022 - Departed: 1MN5, Waconia, MN - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 1MN5, Molnau Airpark, runway 27, 2,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: serious; flight engineer, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 14, 2022; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 24,000 total, 49 in this make and model, 8,900 as pilot in command, 180 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 3017.00 inHg - Observed at: KFCM, 10 nm away - METAR: METAR KFCM 032153Z 15012KT 10SM 24/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T02440089 ## 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 20221003016399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221003016399A), Oct 3, 2022: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19, Waconia, MN, Substantial damage. 2022-10-03 [privacy data omitted]Waconia MN. Airman was performing touch and go landings on runway 270 with a crosswind from the south, 180 at 9 knots gusting… ## Other investigations on N3560T (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 ANC97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA119), Aug 11, 1997: Taylorcraft TC-19 (N3560T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate during a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in damage to the landing gear and inability to control the airplane during a subsequent landing. A factor was his lack… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 12, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106068. 3.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 414 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14590004&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1%20Redacted%20Form%20Pilot-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 2.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14591079&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Aircraft%20Photo%20Array-Rel.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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