# NTSB LAX03LA002: Kline KSE5A, N589D, Sedona, AZ, October 7, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 7, 2002, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Sedona, AZ - Coordinates: 34.848609, -111.791946 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7919&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 55838 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX03LA002 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55838/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA002 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's incorrect installation of the left wheel, which resulted in a locked left wheel when the brakes were applied. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - maintenance,installation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - landing gear,normal brake system - locked - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - ditch - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis During takeoff, the pilot applied full power about 150 feet down the runway. The amateur-built airplane veered left and proceeded off the runway. The pilot stated that as the airplane veered off the runway, he applied brakes and felt the left wheel lock. The pilot reduced the power, but the airplane continued for about 100 feet until it encountered a ditch. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Winds at the time of the accident were from 250 degrees at 8 knots, gusting to 17 knots. The pilot/builder attributed the accident to his improper installation of a motorcycle wheel, which resulted in the airplane's left wheel locking after he applied the brakes. ## Factual narrative On October 7, 2002, about 0830 mountain standard time, an amateur-built Kline KSE5A airplane, N589D, veered off runway 21, encountered a ditch, and nosed over during the takeoff ground roll at Sedona Airport (SEZ), Sedona, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight was originating from Sedona, en route to Rimrock, Arizona. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he began his takeoff and applied full power about 150 feet down runway 21. The airplane veered to the left and proceeded off the runway. He reduced the power, but the airplane continued for about 100 feet until it encountered a ditch. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot said the automated weather observation system (AWOS) at the airport reported wind at the time of the accident as variable from 250 degrees at 8 knots. Another pilot, who was on the airport at the time of the accident, told the accident pilot that the AWOS also reported wind gusts to 17 knots. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, the pilot attributed the accident to his left wheel brake locking. The pilot stated that as the airplane veered off the runway, he applied brakes and felt the left wheel lock. The left wheel was a motorcycle wheel, and, according to the pilot, was "only meant to go on the right side unless otherwise adapted." Following the accident, the pilot modified the wheel with a spring to prevent it from locking. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N589D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589D-2013-06-17), registration cancelled 2013-06-17, S/N F8005, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Kline KSE5A - Registry model: [Kline Forrest O KSE5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/kline-forrest-o-kse5a) (registry code 05616TV) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: F8005 - Airframe hours: 2561 - Engines: Lycoming O-290 125 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Forrest O. Kline - Last inspection: Annual, March 20, 2002, 161 hours before - Departed: KSEZ, Sedona, AZ - Destination: KE76, Rimrock, AZ - Airport: SEZ, Sedona, runway 21, 5,132 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 85; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 7, 2002; seat: center; flight hours: 9,346 total, 2,561 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: KPRC, 33 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 20021007025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021007025929A), Oct 7, 2002: Amtr KSE5A, Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 7, 2002, at 0815 mountain standard time, an amateur-built kline KSE5A airplane, N589D, veered off runway 21, encountered a ditch, and nosed… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.