# NTSB MKC82DA073: Taylor Monoplane, N32RA, Walden, MO, May 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 8, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Walden, MO
- Location: 39.2309° N, 94.8015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOAHS ARK (06MO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2309&lon=-94.8015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA073
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72943/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA073

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed(vlof) - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32RA-1990-06-26), registration cancelled 1990-06-26, S/N 10 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLOR MONOPLANE
- Registry model: [Anderson Ronald R TAYLOR MONOPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-ronald-r-taylor-monoplane) (registry code 05608F7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820508014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508014439A), May 8, 1982: Amtrty TAYLORMONO, Waldron, MO, Substantial damage. Became prematurely airborne on fast taxi test. Dragged wing, ground looped and flipped over. Gusty surface wind.

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.

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