R M Bishop AERO SPEC 2150 N2103Z

Summary

On 2 May 1999 at about 17:45 local time, a R M Bishop AERO SPEC 2150 registered N2103Z was involved in an accident near Payson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 May 1999 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Payson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Payson (E69)

Coordinates

34.1898, -111.1706

Aircraft

R M Bishop AERO SPEC 2150

Registration

N2103Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Mesa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX99LA168

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate use of the rudder controls to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in veering off the runway and ground looping in tall vegetation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While taxiing the conventional gear airplane onto the runway, the pilot checked the windsock for winds and noted a calm indication. After lifting the tail off the runway on the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to return the airplane to centerline with rudder and brake inputs, but was unsuccessful. He noted that he was at rotation speed and made an unsuccessful attempt to takeoff in ground effect. The airplane departed the runway at a high rate of speed into a grass field, and subsequently ground looped before coming to rest.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.