# NTSB GAA19CA422: Daryl Baker Bush Sport, N4625D, Willimantic, CT, May 31, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 31, 2019, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Willimantic, CT - Coordinates: 41.744167, -72.180274 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7442&lon=-72.1803&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 13, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99857 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA422 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99857/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99857 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA422 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with a fuel pump enclosure. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05617E2), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: [Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05617E2), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: airport structure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042/cases.md?model=05617E2), [All aircraft, 50 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05617E2), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=05617E2), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, after he had fueled the airplane with a fuel pump, he started the engine and began to taxi. During the taxi, the right brake malfunctioned, and his right foot slipped off the brake/rudder pedal. The left wing struck the fuel pump enclosure, and the airplane impacted a concrete post that protected the fuel pump. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who examined the brake system after the accident reported that there were no preaccident malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that after he had fueled the airplane, he started the engine and began to taxi. He reported that, the right brake malfunctioned, and his right foot slipped off the brake/rudder pedal. The left wing struck the fuel pump enclosure and the airplane collided with a concrete post that protected the fuel pump. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. However, FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors that examined the airplane's brake system after the accident reported that, there were no malfunctions or anomalies with the brake system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4625D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4625D), registered now, S/N 21056, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DARYL BAKER BUSH SPORT (200) - Registry model: [Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-daryl-bush-sport-200) (registry code 05617E2) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a3b6d) (registry code 41828, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 21056 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 338.2 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, May 18, 2019 - Departed: IJD, Willimantic, CT - Destination: IJD, Willimantic, CT - Airport: IJD, Windham - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 12, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 813 total, 338 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.76 inHg - Observed at: KIJD ## 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 20190531005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190531005479A), May 31, 2019: Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200, Willimantic, CT, Substantial damage. The pilot started the aircraft after fueling the plane at the fuel farm. The aircraft started, moved from it's static position and struck the fuel farm. The… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 29, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99857. 4.4 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=40480351&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photos (item 2, .PDF, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480352&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-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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