# NTSB DEN06CA084: Malott Mustang II, N299TL, Peyton, CO, June 10, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 10, 2006, 08:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Coordinates: 38.809223, -104.710472 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8092&lon=-104.7105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06CA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63906/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA084

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.  A contributing factor was the wind gust.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The airplane lifted off the runway and encountered a wind gust that dropped the left wing approximately 45 degrees.  The airplane struck the ground despite corrective action by the pilot.

## Factual narrative

On June 10, 2006, approximately 0825 mountain daylight time, a Malott Mustang II, N299TL, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during takeoff from Meadow Lake Airport (00V), Peyton, Colorado.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The personal cross-country flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.  A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed but had not been activated.  The pilot and passenger on board the airplane were not injured.  The flight was originating at the time of the accident, and was en route to Jeffco Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado.

According to a telephone interview with the pilot and the accident report he submitted, the airplane lifted off the runway and encountered a wind gust that dropped the left wing approximately 45 degrees.  The airplane struck the ground despite corrective action by the pilot.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N299TL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N299TL-2008-10-07), registration cancelled 2008-10-07, S/N M-11-1135, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Malott Mustang II
- Registry model: [Malott Carrington L MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/malott-carrington-l-mustang-ii) (registry code 05607ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1135
- Airframe hours: 65
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, January 1, 2006
- Departed: 00V, Peyton, CO
- Destination: BJC, Broomfield, CO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 00V, Meadow Lake, runway 33

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 77; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg
- Observed at: COS, 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 20060610010429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060610010429A), Jun 10, 2006: Amtr MUSTANG2, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon take off pilot experienced a wind gust and lost control of aircraft. Aircraft hit the ground causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

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.

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