# NTSB GAA19CA235: Bakeng Bakeng Deuce, N19RG, Winston Salem, NC, April 27, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 27, 2019, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Winston Salem, NC - Coordinates: 36.133609, -80.221946 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1336&lon=-80.2219&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 3, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 99354 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA235 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99354/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99354 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA235 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop. ## 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: [Graham Rodney BAKENG DEUCE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05633Y6), [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: [Graham Rodney BAKENG DEUCE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05633Y6), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Graham Rodney BAKENG DEUCE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05633Y6), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Graham Rodney BAKENG DEUCE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05633Y6), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after a three-point landing, during the landing roll, the airplane veered right and ground looped, and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, after a 3-point landing, during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right, ground looped, and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. 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 on the airport reported that, about 10 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 180° at 4 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 22. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N19RG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19RG-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 1017, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bakeng BAKENG DEUCE (No Series) - Registry model: [Graham Rodney BAKENG DEUCE](https://openairdocs.org/model/graham-rodney-bakeng-deuce) (registry code 05633Y6) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-D2J](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (registry code 41595, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1017 - Year built: 2014 - Airframe hours: 76 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 18, 2018 - Departed: EHO, Shelby, NC - Destination: INT, Winston Salem, NC - Airport: INT, Smith Reynolds, runway 22, 3,938 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 16, 2019; seat: rear; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 20,000 total, 8 in this make and model, 18,000 as pilot in command, 720 in the last 90 days, 240 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 180° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: KINT ## 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 20190427003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427003499A), Apr 27, 2019: Graham Rodney BAKENG DEUCE, Winstonsalem, NC, Substantial damage. N19RG was landing, given wind short final and as he approached the R22/R33 intersection appeared to ground loop as the pilot had what appeared to be a wind… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 9, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99354. 1.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479735&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 2, .PDF, 125 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479736&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-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. 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