- Date
- May 8, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Walden, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32RATaylor Monoplane
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820508014439A
- Case key
- 72943
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
This was the aircraft's first flight as well as the pilot's first flight in this make and model. It was a home built plane that the pilot had recently completed. The pilot tookoff on runway 15 with wind from 190 degrees at 16 gusting 24 knots. During the takeoff roll, the pilot raised the tail wheel at about 35 to 40 mph. He intended to hold the plane on the ground until about 50 mph, while feeling the controls, and then allow it to lift off. However, he stated that the plane became prematurely airborne at a speed of just past 40 mph. The pilot attributed this to a gust of wind. He reported that the plane drifted to the left and the controls had little effect due to the slow speed. He lowered the nose to obtain airspeed and gain control. However, the plane crashed on the left side of the runway when the left gear and wingtip struck the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32RA
- Reported as
- Taylor Monoplane
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald Anderson
- Registered owner
- Ronald Anderson
- Departed
- 06MO · Walden, MO
- Destination
- 06MO · Walden, MO
- Airport
- 06MO · Noahs Ark, runway 15, 2,950 × 30 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,375 total · 5,588 as pilot in command · 121 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 12 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.