# NTSB ERA09CA424: White New Standard, N19157, Rhinebeck, NY, July 26, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 26, 2009, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC) - Place: Rhinebeck, NY - Coordinates: 41.969444, -73.85778 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9694&lon=-73.8578&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 9, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74383 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09CA424 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74383/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74383 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA424 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was a depression near the edge of the turf runway that the airplane encountered during the takeoff roll. ## 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: [White NEW STANDARD D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=9670102), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [White NEW STANDARD D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=9670102), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [White NEW STANDARD D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=9670102), [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. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [White NEW STANDARD D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=9670102), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070); cases with it: [White NEW STANDARD D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md?model=9670102), [All aircraft, 56 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [White NEW STANDARD D-25, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=9670102), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was departing the turf runway in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. As he began the takeoff roll, the airplane "began to pull a little to the left." He corrected with rudder, but the airplane continued to "pull harder to the left." The airplane traveled toward the edge of the runway, where it "dropped suddenly" and exited the runway. The pilot attempted to steer the airplane back onto the runway, and continued to apply full power in order to avoid a large rock pile. He stated that the airplane was "tracking straight ahead" in an area of high brush, and that he decided to "remain with rudder and power rather than questionable braking." The airplane continued through the brush before traveling over an embankment and coming to rest between two trees on the edge of a swamp area. The airplane's wings sustained substantial damage. Postaccident inspection of the runway revealed a 12-inch-deep depression approximately where the airplane exited the runway. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact failures. The nearest weather reporting station, located approximately 21 miles south of the accident location, reported calm winds at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot was departing the turf runway in a tailwheel airplane. As he began the takeoff roll, the airplane "began to pull a little to the left." He corrected with rudder, but the airplane continued to "pull harder to the left." The airplane traveled toward the edge of the runway, where it "dropped suddenly" and exited the runway. The pilot attempted to steer the airplane back onto the runway, and continued to apply full power in order to avoid a large rock pile. He stated that the airplane was "tracking straight ahead" in an area of high brush, and that he decided to "remain with rudder and power rather than questionable braking." The airplane continued through the brush before traveling over an embankment and coming to rest between two trees on the edge of a swamp area. The airplane's wings sustained substantial damage. Postaccident inspection of the runway revealed a 12-inch-deep depression approximately where the airplane exited the runway. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact failures. The nearest weather reporting station, located approximately 21 miles south of the accident location, reported calm winds at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N19157](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19157), registered now, S/N 162J, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WHITE New Standard (D25) - Registry model: [White NEW STANDARD D-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/white-new-standard-d-25) (registry code 9670102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 162J - Airframe hours: 3535 - Engines: Continental W670 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Operator: Old Rhinebeck Air Shows - Registered owner: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2008 - Departed: NY94, Rhinebeck, NY - Destination: NY94, Rhinebeck, NY - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: NY94, Old Rhinebeck Airport, runway 18, 2,100 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 10, 2008; seat: rear; flight hours: 7,512 total, 66 in this make and model, 6,734 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: POU, 21 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 20090726048229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090726048229A), Jul 26, 2009: White NEW STANDAR, Rhinebeck, NY, Substantial damage. On 07/27/09 [privacy data omitted] was PIC of N19157 during a sightseeing operation. [privacy data omitted] Was piloting his 4th consecutive sightseeing ride,… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 17, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74383. 809 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 741 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40317469&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Home Video (item 2, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318319&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Home%20Video-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 19 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318328&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Memorandum of Record Mr. Record (item 4, .PDF, 36 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318371&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20Mr.%20Record-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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