- Date
- September 1, 2007, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Edmond, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N65PGBoeing 1942
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Oklahoma City, OK
- FAA report
- 20070901022559A
- Case key
- 66574
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff resuting in a nose over. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot lost directional control of the tail-wheel equipped biplane while attempting to takeoff from a 3,000-foot long, by 100-foot wide grass airstrip. The 2,500-hour private pilot reported that during the takeoff roll from Runway 35, the vintage airplane began to drift to the left side of the airstrip. The pilot added that he attempted to maintain directional control by applying full right rudder and aileron; however, the airplane continued to veer to the left and exiting the left side of the runway into soft terrain. The airplane nosed over and came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to egress the airplane with the assistance of a friend. The 79-year old pilot reported having accumulated approximately 1,000-hours in the same make and model airplane. Weather at the airport 7 minutes prior to the mishap was reported as winds from 085 degrees at 2 to 5 knots, visibility 10 miles with skies clear, temperature 29 degrees Celsius, dew point 15 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 30.10 inches of Mercury.
Factual narrative
The pilot lost directional control of the tail-wheel equipped biplane during takeoff from a 3,000-foot long, by 100-foot wide grass airstrip. The 2,500-hour private pilot reported that during the takeoff roll from Runway 35, the vintage airplane began to drift to the left side of the airstrip. The pilot added that he attempted to maintain directional control the airplane by applying full right rudder and aileron; however, the airplane continued to veer to the left and exiting the left side of the runway into soft terrain. The airplane nosed-over and came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to egress the airplane with the assistance of a friend. The 79-year old pilot reported having accumulated approximately 1,000-hours in the same make and model airplane. Weather at the airport 7 minutes prior to the mishap was reported as winds from 085 degrees at 2 to 5 knots, visibility 10 miles with skies clear, temperature 29 degrees Celsius, dew point 15 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 30.10 inches of Mercury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65PG
- Reported as
- Boeing 1942
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-2865
- Airframe hours
- 1,857.42
- Engine
- Continental W670-6A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Gill, doing business as Cavu LTD.
- Registered owner
- Cavu Limited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 2006 · 560 hours before
- Departed
- Edmond, OK
- Destination
- Edmond, OK
- Airport
- runway 35, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 79
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- September 1, 2006
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 85° at 2 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Observed at
- PWA, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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