Taylorcraft F21 N2806W

Summary

On 11 June 1999 at about 14:45 local time, a Taylorcraft F21 registered N2806W was involved in an accident near Pleasanton, Texas, 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

11 June 1999 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pleasanton, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Pleasanton (PEZ)

Coordinates

28.9595, -98.4892

Aircraft

Taylorcraft F21

Registration

N2806W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pleasanton → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA166

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor was the whirl wind weather condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport rated pilot lost control of the airplane during takeoff climb. According to the pilot, while climbing 50-60 feet above the ground, the nose of the airplane yawed left and simultaneously pitched nose up. The airplane was pushed to the right and entered an uncontrolled descent. The pilot attempted to arrest the descent and drift to the right, but was unsuccessful. The airplane impacted the ground with the left wing and left main landing gear. The pilot stated that an inspection of the airplane after the accident revealed no anomalies that would have prevented normal flight. According to the pilot, the wind was from the southeast at 5 knots. However, both he and the passenger stated that they thought that they had inadvertently flown into a 'dust devil.' The pilot added that the airspeed indicated 75 knots prior to and during the incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.