- Date
- November 7, 2021, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Anne Arundel, MD · runway then excursion into field
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N619JBCessna/Air Repair 305F
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20211107018979A
- Case key
- 104236
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Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was attempting a takeoff in a tailwheel-equipped airplane in crosswind conditions. During the takeoff roll there was a sudden gust of wind that struck the airplane pushing it to the side. The pilot was unable to compensate for the sudden gust and it veered off the side of the runway into the grass and came to rest nose low, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that it happened too fast, and he could not stop it. He further stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N619JB
- Reported as
- Cessna/Air Repair 305F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AR-1
- Built
- 2001
- Airframe hours
- 1,367
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 2021
- Destination
- MDL · Massey, MD
- Airport
- FME · Tipton, runway 10/28, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- ADS-B
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- BasicMed
- Last flight review
- May 5, 2021
- Seat
- Front
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 971 total · 38 in this make and model · 910 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot-rated passenger
- Age
- 71
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- BasicMed, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Rear
- Restraint
- 3-point
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.24 inHg
- Observed at
- FME
- METAR
- METAR KFME 071535Z AUTO 02008G14KT 350V050 10SM CLR 11/01 A3024 RMK AO1=
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 19, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.