Air Creation TANARG N5628K

Summary

On 9 September 2011 at about 20:30 local time, a Air Creation TANARG registered N5628K, operated by Owens Peter C, was involved in an accident near Corvallis, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 2011 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Dunning Vineyards (OG01)

Coordinates

44.6272, -122.2578

Aircraft

Air Creation TANARG

Registration

N5628K

Engines

1

Operator

Owens Peter C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corvallis → Corvallis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA442

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle while taking off with a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was taking off in a powered-lift, weight-shift controlled, light sport aircraft, was departing from a grass airstrip in gusting crosswind conditions. He was aware that, about five yards from the edge of the airstrip, there was a line of irrigation pipes supported by ten foot diameter metal rotation wheels, but he thought that allowing the aircraft to weathervane into the crosswind would keep him over the airstrip. Therefore, after liftoff he allowed the aircraft to weather vane toward the irrigation pipes. Soon thereafter the wind shifted, and the aircraft flew into one of the ten foot support wheels before the pilot could take corrective action. In the recommendations section of the NTSB Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that he was in a rush, and that he should have taken the time to move over to an adjacent field that was away from the irrigation system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.