# NTSB ERA22LA057: Cessna/Air Repair 305F, N619JB, Anne Arundel, MD, November 7, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 7, 2021, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC) - Place: Anne Arundel, MD · runway then excursion into field - Coordinates: 39.085387, -76.759414 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0854&lon=-76.7594&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: 2 uninjured - 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 - NTSB case key (mKey): 104236 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104236/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104236 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA057 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate; cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/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: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## 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 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA/AIR REPAIR INC 305F - Category: Airplane - Serial number: AR-1 - Year built: 2001 - Airframe hours: 1367 - Engines: 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 As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; 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 - Pilot-rated passenger; age 71; injuries: none; 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= ## 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 20211107018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211107018979A), Nov 7, 2021: Cessna/Air Repair Inc 305F, Fort Meade, MD, Substantial damage. The pilot started his takeoff with a light crosswind. During takeoff roll his pilot rated passenger observed that the windsock showed a sudden strong left… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 19, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104236. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 8 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12964981&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilots%206120%20Accident%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Record of conversation_pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 134 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13842748&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation_Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record_FAA email with accident details (excerpt) (item 3, PDF, 1 page): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12967021&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record_FAA%20e-mail_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array_accident site and airplane damage (item 4, PDF, 3 pages, 4.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12967657&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Site%20and%20Damage%20Photographs-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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