Barnes Thomas A VANS N442TB

Summary

On 18 March 2016 at about 21:15 local time, a Barnes Thomas A VANS registered N442TB was involved in an accident near Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 March 2016 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Bolingbrook's Clow Intl (1C5)

Coordinates

41.6936, -88.1294

Aircraft

Barnes Thomas A VANS

Registration

N442TB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bolingbrook → Joliet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA153

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in runway excursion, collision with terrain, and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane abruptly turned about 25 degrees to the left. He reduced the power to idle, applied right rudder, but reported that he over corrected to the right. He then applied left rudder to correct for the over correction. The airplane veered off the runway to the left, down an embankment and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage.   According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.