- Date
- October 11, 1992, 17:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Home, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N81AFJames R. Prideaux Avid Flyer
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921011041479A
- Case key
- 42952
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Directional control was not maintained. A factor to the accident was: a tail wind.
Analysis
At the conclusion of an air show, the airplane was cleared for release by the air show coordinator. The coordinator was told by ATC that runway 12 was the active. The pilot stated to the air show coordinator that he didn't want to take off on this runway, as the winds favored runway 30, and that his airplane could not handle a tail wind component on take off. After calls were made to air traffic personnel about the active runway, the pilot was informed that runway 12 was still active and he was cleared for take-off on runway 12. During the take-off ground run, the airplane veered sharply to the left and the left wing contacted the ground. The pilot reduced power and attempted to straighten the direction of travel; however, the right wing then contacted the ground and the airplane came to a stop. The winds were reported from 230 degrees at six knots.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81AF
- Reported as
- James R. Prideaux Avid Flyer
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 81
- Airframe hours
- 250
- Engine
- Rotax 582/UL, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James R. Prideaux
- Registered owner
- James R. Prideaux
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 29, 1992 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- MUO
- Destination
- U35 · Caldwell, ID
- Airport
- MUO · Mt. Home Afb, runway 12, 13,500 × 200 ft, concrete
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 335 total · 230 in this make and model · 290 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.