# NTSB WPR25LA019: Jared Baker Rans DSG INC S21 OUT, N46ST, Springer, NM, October 13, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 13, 2024, 16:20 local (22:20 UTC) - Place: Springer, NM · Private Ranch - Coordinates: 36.15248, -104.42843 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1525&lon=-104.4284&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - 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: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 195328 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA019 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195328/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195328 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA019 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with an obstacle. ## 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; cases with it: [Jared Baker RANS DSG INC S21 OUT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0564130), [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: [Jared Baker RANS DSG INC S21 OUT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0564130), [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 · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Jared Baker RANS DSG INC S21 OUT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=0564130), [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-rejected takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Jared Baker RANS DSG INC S21 OUT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=0564130), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tail wheel equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff in a left crosswind, as the tail came up the pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane veered left. After the airplane lifted off the runway the pilot banked left to avoid a windmill in his flight path; however, the tailwheel struck a stock tank. The pilot immediately cut the engine power and the airplane touched down in a left slip folding the left main landing gear under the airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N46ST](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46ST), registered now, S/N 05220261, built 2023 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JARED BAKER RANS DSG INC S21 OUT - Registry model: [Jared Baker RANS DSG INC S21 OUT](https://openairdocs.org/model/jared-baker-rans-dsg-inc-s21-out) (registry code 0564130) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Edge EP912STI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/edge-ep912sti) (registry code 25102, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 05220261 - Year built: 2023 - Airframe hours: 241.3 - Engines: Edge Performance 912 Sti 155 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Condition, September 19, 2024, 14.1 hours before - Destination: KH81, Amarillo, TX - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 27, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 370 total, 241 in this make and model, 325 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 52 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 11 knots, gusting 5 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: KRTN, 36 nm away - METAR: KRTN 130953Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01001022 ## 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 20241013021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241013021309A), Oct 13, 2024: Jared Baker RANS DSG INC S21 OUT, Wagon Mound, NM, Substantial damage. On October 13, 2024, at or around 16:15 MST, an experimantal rans dsg inc S21 out, aborted take off and the left main landing gear struck a cattle stock tank… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 8, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195328. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17823362&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20WPR25LA019_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 437 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18227449&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photos%20WPR25LA019-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. 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