# NTSB WPR22LA052: Bagley Curtis Lynn Rans S-6S Coyote II, N151YZ, Fairfield, UT, November 27, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 27, 2021, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC) - Place: Fairfield, UT - Coordinates: 40.1543, -112.0534 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1543&lon=-112.0534&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104340 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA052 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104340/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104340 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA052 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a right crosswind. ## 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: [Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05619MS), [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: [Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05619MS), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05619MS), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05619MS), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05619MS), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05619MS), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot in the tail wheel equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff with a crosswind, the airplane veered left off the runway. The pilot attempted to regain directional control however the airplane subsequently ground looped. The left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N151YZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151YZ), registered now, S/N 07031510, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BAGLEY CURTIS LYNN RANS S-6S COYOTE II - Registry model: [Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bagley-curtis-lynn-rans-s-6s-coyote-ii) (registry code 05619MS) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 07031510 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 1347.4 - Engines: Rotax 912 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: West Desert Aviators - Registered owner: West Desert Aviators - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 1, 2021 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: UT9, West Desert Airpark, runway 35, 2,600 × 25 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; military, commercial, private, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 25, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,626 total, 18.3 in this make and model, 2,699 as pilot in command, 13.8 in the last 90 days, 1.2 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KPVU, 15 nm away - METAR: METAR KPVU 271756Z 29005KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP309 T00281039 10044 21056 51006= ## 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 20211127021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211127021459A), Nov 27, 2021: Bagley Curtis Lynn RANS S-6S COYOTE II, Substantial damage. The airman was caught off guard during take off with a 5-10 KTS crosswind component which may have became a wind shift and possible wind shear. The airman… ## Other investigations on N151YZ (1) 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. - [NTSB WPR10CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA269), May 29, 2010: Bagley Curtis Lynn Rans S-6S Coyote II (N151YZ), Koosharem, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a sign on the side of his landing area (a dirt road). Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform a fly-by of the road to check for… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 8, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104340. 9.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 6.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13056890&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Schill%20-%20NTSB%20form_Redacted%20flattened-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 3 photos, 2.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12997668&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.