# NTSB LAX06CA078: Waco YMF-5C, N572TB, Lihue, HI, December 28, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 28, 2005, 11:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Lihue, HI - Coordinates: 21.970026, -159.349624 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9700&lon=-159.3496&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63036 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA078 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63036/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA078 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft on landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane ground looped and dragged a wing on landing. The pilot stated he was returning from a sightseeing flight with two passengers. The control tower cleared him to land on runway 21. The pilot said his view of the windsock was blocked when he turned downwind to base. When he touched down, the airplane bounced and began to weather cock to the left. The right wing tip made contact with the ground, and the airplane departed the runway into the weeds and ground looped. At the time of the accident, the winds at the airport were from 110 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On December 28, 2005, about 1145 Hawaiian standard time, a Waco Classic YMF-5C, N572TB, ground looped and dragged a wing at Lihue Airport, Lihue, Hawaii. Fly Kauai, Inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot and two passengers were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local for hire sightseeing flight departed Lihue at 1045. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot stated he was returning from a sightseeing flight with two passengers. The control tower cleared him to land on runway 21. The pilot said his view of the windsock was blocked when he turned downwind to base. When he touched down, the airplane bounced and began to weather cock to the left. The right wing tip made contact with the ground, and the airplane departed the runway into the weeds and ground looped. At the time of the accident, the winds at the airport were from 110 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N572TB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N572TB), registered now, S/N F5C101, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Waco YMF-5C - Registry model: [Waco Classic YMF-F5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (registry code 9600425) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: F5C101 - Airframe hours: 993 - Engines: Jacobs R755-B2M 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Registered owner: Fly Kauai, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 2005, 6.2 hours before - Departed: LIH, LIHUE, HI - Destination: LIH, LIHUE, HI - Airport: LIH, Lihue, runway 21, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review July 1, 2004; seat: rear; flight hours: 13,000 total, 275 in this make and model, 8,000 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: PHLI ## 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 20051228030469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051228030469A), Dec 28, 2005: Waco YMFF5C, Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 28, 2005, at approximately 1353 local time, on touchdown the right wing on aircraft N572TB struck the runway, the aircraft then spun 180… 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.