Taylor MONOPLANE N32RA

Summary

On 8 May 1982 at about 14:30 local time, a Taylor MONOPLANE registered N32RA, operated by Ronald Anderson, was involved in an accident near Walden, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 May 1982 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Walden, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Noahs Ark (06MO)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Taylor MONOPLANE

Registration

N32RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald Anderson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Walden → Walden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA073

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THIS WAS THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST FLIGHT AS WELL AS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT WAS A HOME BUILT PLANE THAT THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED. THE PILOT TOOKOFF ON RUNWAY 15 WITH WIND FROM 190 DEGREES AT 16 GUSTING 24 KNOTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT RAISED THE TAIL WHEEL AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. HE INTENDED TO HOLD THE PLANE ON THE GROUND UNTIL ABOUT 50 MPH, WHILE FEELING THE CONTROLS, AND THEN ALLOW IT TO LIFT OFF. HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT THE PLANE BECAME PREMATURELY AIRBORNE AT A SPEED OF JUST PAST 40 MPH. THE PILOT ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A GUST OF WIND. HE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE CONTROLS HAD LITTLE EFFECT DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED. HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO OBTAIN AIRSPEED AND GAIN CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE PLANE CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE LEFT GEAR AND WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.