# NTSB WPR11CA328: Taylorcraft F-22, N191TC, Payson, AZ, July 14, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 14, 2011, 08:28 local (15:28 UTC) - Place: Payson, AZ - Coordinates: 34.256668, -111.339164 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2567&lon=-111.3392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 20, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 81112 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11CA328 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81112/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81112 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA328 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of a wrong runway to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F-22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8850908), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F-22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8850908), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F-22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8850908), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F-22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8850908), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he and a pilot-rated passenger had planned to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on runway 6, but the other airplanes in the traffic pattern were using runway 24. He said this was his first landing, and he was set up to land with a 3-4 knot left, quartering tailwind. He said the touchdown was smooth; however, shortly thereafter the airplane veered to the right and exited the runway. He said that his efforts to regain directional control by adding power were unsuccessful, and the airplane impacted an airport perimeter fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and front fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated he was trading off making touch and go's with a passenger, who was a rated pilot. The passenger had just completed her last take off and landing and the pilot assumed control of the airplane and took off. After completing a pattern the pilot set up a landing for runway 24, which at the time, set him up to land with a slight 3-4 knot left quartering tail wind. The pilot made a three point landing on the runway and, although the touchdown was smooth, the airplane felt light on the wheels. Moments later the airplane veered to the right and veered off the runway. The pilot added power but was unable to regain control of the airplane before it impacted an airport perimeter fence, which substantially damaged the airplane's wings and front fuselage. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions of failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation. In an initial report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) both pilots on board reported the airplane was struck by a gust of wind before the loss of control. Examination of the winds an hour before and after the accident found there were no reports of gusty conditions at the accident airport or reporting stations in the area. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N191TC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N191TC-2011-09-07), registration cancelled 2011-09-07, S/N 2203, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT CORP F-22 - Registry model: [Taylorcraft F-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f-22) (registry code 8850908) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2203 - Airframe hours: 421 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235 SERIES 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 25, 2010, 4 hours before - Departed: KPAN, Payson, AZ - Destination: KPAN, Payson, AZ - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KPAN, Payson Regional Airport, runway 24, 5,500 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 81; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 15, 2011; seat: right; flight hours: 1,800 total, 241 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KPAN ## 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 20110714014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110714014269A), Jul 14, 2011: Taylorcraft Corp F-22, Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot was conducting a tailwheel re-familiarization flight with his passenger. He was flying from the right hand seat while he demonstrated a landing. The… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 19, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81112. 608 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 564 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40352666&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1. This photo shows the front damage to the aircraft. FAA (item 2, .PDF, 45 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40352566&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20This%20photo%20shows%20the%20front%20damage%20to%20the%20aircraft.%20FAA-Master.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. 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