Ryan ST3KR N62130

Summary

On 16 August 2020 at about 15:00 local time, a Ryan ST3KR registered N62130 was involved in an accident near Port Townsend, Washington, United States. One person was 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

16 August 2020 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Townsend, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Jefferson County Intl (0S9)

Coordinates

48.0539, -122.8106

Aircraft

Ryan ST3KR

Registration

N62130

Category

Airplane

Year built

1943

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Townsend → Port Townsend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA271

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.

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, while landing he elected to change from a three-point landing to a two-point landing.  Upon touch down, the airplane veered left and departed the runway surface.  The pilot elected to go around and "applied full right rudder and power."  Concerned the airplane would not gain enough altitude to clear the obstacles, the pilot reduced engine power and landed off the runway surface.  Subsequently, the airplane impacted vegetation and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.        

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.