# NTSB GAA16CA385: Rockwell International 114, N5814N, Munday, TX, June 13, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 12, 2016, 20:00 local (Jun 13, 2016, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Munday, TX
- Coordinates: 33.468334, -99.586112 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4683&lon=-99.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 2016
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA385
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93654/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93654
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA385

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff, runway excursion, collision with a fence, and substantial damage.

## 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: [Rockwell International 114, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7630314), [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: [Rockwell International 114, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/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); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7630314), [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: [Rockwell International 114, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Rockwell International 114, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7630314), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the takeoff rotation the airplane started to drift left and he immediately applied more right rudder, the left wing dipped, and the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot further reported that he decided to abort the takeoff and pulled the mixture to idle cutoff. The airplane collided with a fence, and sustained substantial damage to the firewall and left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff rotation the airplane started to drift left and he immediately applied more right rudder, the left wing dipped, and the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot further reported that he decided to abort the takeoff and pulled the mixture to idle cutoff. The airplane collided with a fence, and sustained substantial damage to the firewall and left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5814N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5814N-2019-07-26), registration cancelled 2019-07-26, S/N 14377, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114 (B)
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 114](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (registry code 7630314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 14377
- Year built: 1978
- Airframe hours: 4851
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540T4B5D 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 25, 2016
- Departed: 37F, Munday, TX
- Destination: T67, Hicks/Fort Wort, TX
- Airport: 37F, Munday Muni, runway 17, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 11, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 419 total, 305 in this make and model, 319 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: KF05, 48 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 20160612010299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612010299A), Jun 12, 2016: Rockwell International 114, Munday, TX, Substantial damage. On June 12, 2016, at approximately 2000 CDT, N5814N was substantially damaged while attempting to depart runway 17 at Munday Municipal Airport (F37). The…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 16, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93654. 2.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443162&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 3 photos, 916 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443163&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-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.

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