# NTSB MIA02LA122: Piper PA-22-20, N1693A, Jacksonville, FL, July 1, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 1, 2002, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC) - Place: Jacksonville, FL - Coordinates: 30.21861, -81.876663 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2186&lon=-81.8767&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 4, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55124 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55124/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55124 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA122 ## Probable cause The failure of the solo student/owner to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff in a crosswind, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway, a collision with a runway light, and a ground loop. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - object - runway light ## Analysis The student pilot/owner of the accident airplane said he possesses a solo endorsement to operate the airplane, and that there was a flight instructor with him in the airplane who had not yet received a tail wheel endorsement to operate the airplane. He said the touch-and-go landing had been uneventful, but during takeoff the airplane began to "weather vane", so he retarded the throttle control to idle and applied left rudder control input in an attempt to maintain control, but the airplane veered off the runway, hitting a runway light, and then swung around incurring substantial damage. The flight instructor seated next to pilot/owner stated that when the airplane started to veer off the runway he also applied rudder control input but the airplane continued toward the right edge of the runway and within 5 to 8 seconds swung through an arc of 180 degrees and he was unable to maintain directional control. Both occupants of the airplane said that prior to the accident there had been no failure or malfunction to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On July 1, 2002, about 1120, eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-20, N1693A, registered to and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 training flight, crashed during takeoff at Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane incurred substantial damage, and the student-rated pilot and a commercial-rated flight instructor received no injuries. The flight originated from Herlong Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, the same day, about 1114. The student pilot/owner stated that he possesses a current solo endorsement to operate the accident airplane, and that a flight instructor who had never received a tail wheel endorsement was with him in the airplane when the accident occurred. He further stated that he had performed a touch-and-go landing which had been uneventful, and as he was taking off, the airplane initially tracked along the centerline of the runway, but as it accelerated to about 45 or 50 knots it began to "weather vane" toward the right edge of the runway. He said he retarded the throttle to idle and applied left rudder control input, but rudder effectiveness was reduced and the airplane continued to veer to the right, where it collided with a runway edge light, swung around, and incurred damage to the left wing, left elevator, and horizontal stabilizer. The flight instructor said that he also tried to apply rudder control input when the airplane started to veer from the centerline of the runway, but that the aircraft turned through an arc of 180 degrees within about 5 to 8 seconds, and his attempts to maintain directional control were unsuccessful. Both occupants of the accident airplane said that prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the airplane or to any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1693A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1693A), registered now, S/N 22-449, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-20 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-449 - Airframe hours: 2263.6 - Engines: Lycoming O-290-D 125 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenneth F. Harp - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2001, 46.4 hours before - Departed: HEG, Jacksonville, FL - Destination: VQQ, Jacksonville, FL - Airport: VQQ, Cecil Field Airport, runway 36L, 8,000 × 200 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 50; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 71 total, 22 in this make and model, 25 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 30; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review December 10, 2001; seat: right; flight hours: 1,270 total, 0 in this make and model, 1,090 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: VQQ ## 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 20020701019739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020701019739A), Jul 1, 2002: Piper PA22, Jacksonville, FL, No damage. (-23) Student pilot lost control of aircraft after landing and ground looped aircraft. Instructor pilot was not rated in the aircraft and was giving… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 24, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55124. 770 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 770 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40460253&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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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