# NTSB ERA14CA166: Waco UIC, N13562, Saint Petersburg, FL, March 23, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 23, 2014, 13:09 local (17:09 UTC) - Place: Saint Petersburg, FL - Coordinates: 27.764165, -82.625 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7642&lon=-82.6250&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 5, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 88960 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14CA166 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88960/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88960 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA166 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Waco UIC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=9600510), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Waco UIC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=9600510), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Waco UIC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=9600510), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Waco UIC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=9600510), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) (defining event); cases with it: [Waco UIC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=9600510), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he landed on runway 18 and after the tail settled on the runway, a gust of wind picked up the right wing and the lower left wing "touched" the runway. The pilot taxied the airplane to the ramp and an examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the lower left wing fore and aft spar. The reported wind at the airport about the time of the accident was from 240 degrees at 8 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, he landed on runway 18 and after the tail settled on the runway, a gust of wind picked up the right wing and the lower left wing "touched" the runway. The pilot taxied the airplane to the ramp and an examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the lower left wing fore and aft spar. The reported wind at the airport about the time of the accident was from 240 degrees at 8 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N13562](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13562), registered now, S/N 3816, built 1933 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WACO UIC - Registry model: [Waco UIC](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-uic) (registry code 9600510) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3816 - Year built: 1933 - Airframe hours: 4170 - Engines: CONT MOTOR R670-SERIES 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Operator: Advertising Air Force Inc - Registered owner: Advertising Air Force Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 6, 2013, 61 hours before - Departed: SPG, Saint Petersburg, FL - Destination: SPG, Saint Petersburg, FL - Airport: SPG, Albert Whitted Municiple, runway 18, 2,864 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 21, 2012; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 3,700 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 3,500 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 8 knots, gusting 7 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,900 ft broken - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: SPG ## 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 20140323004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140323004419A), Mar 23, 2014: Waco UIC, St. Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. On Sunday March 23, 2014, albert whitted airport, operating off of runway 18/36 because the main runway, which favors the prevailing winds 90% of the time, was… ## Other investigations on N13562 (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 MIA92LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA104), Apr 4, 1992: Waco U1-C (N13562), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWINDS. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 28, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88960. 464 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 211 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412797&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 133 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412798&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photo 1. Damage to Left Wing (item 3, .PDF, 120 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412799&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20Damage%20to%20Left%20Wing-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. 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.