# NTSB GAA18CA375: Taylorcraft F19, N3570T, Goose Bay, AK, June 25, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 25, 2018, 00:30 local (08:30 UTC) - Place: Goose Bay, AK - Coordinates: 61.538055, -148.938049 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5381&lon=-148.9380&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 18, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 97570 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA375 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97570/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97570 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA375 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach path during landing in dusky, flat light conditions, which resulted in a tree strike. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Light condition: flat light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on personnel (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036025/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 42 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036025/cases.md) - [Perception/orientation/illusion: perception](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022040): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022040/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, during a flight at dusk with high, gray overcast clouds, he circled over a lake and began the approach to land. He added that his depth perception was off, he misjudged the approach, and the airplane struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located about 6 miles northwest of the accident site reported that, about 23 minutes after the accident, the wind was calm, scattered clouds at 4,100 ft, and overcast clouds at 6,000 ft. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, during a flight at dusk, with high gray overcast clouds, he circled over a lake and began the approach to land. He added that his depth perception was off, he misjudged the approach, and the airplane struck a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located about 6 miles northwest of the accident site reported that, about 23 minutes after the accident, the wind was calm, scattered clouds at 4,100 ft and overcast clouds at 6,000 ft. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3570T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3570T-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N F-031, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Taylorcraft F19 (No Series) - Registry model: [Taylorcraft F19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (registry code 8850904) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: F-031 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 1102 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 18, 2018 - Departed: LHD, Anchorage, AK - Destination: Anchorage, AK - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land, multi-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 16, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,952 total, 75 in this make and model, 900 as pilot in command, 275 in the last 90 days, 87 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: PAAQ, 6 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 20180625008589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180625008589A), Jun 25, 2018: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19, Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was making a routine landing on a familiar lake called Guller Lake. The flight took place around 0100 AKDT at dusk. The pilot stated that… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 1, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97570. 3.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40467050&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-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. 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