Taylorcraft F-19 N2004A

Summary

On 4 July 1996 at about 15:55 local time, a Taylorcraft F-19 registered N2004A was involved in an accident near Mitchellville, Maryland, 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

4 July 1996 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Mitchellville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Freeway (W00)

Coordinates

38.9505, -76.7296

Aircraft

Taylorcraft F-19

Registration

N2004A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD96LA104

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Related factors were the gusty crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he completed one full stop landing successfully, and that the accident occurred during the second landing. The touchdown was normal, but about 3/4 of the way down the runway, the airplane weathervaned to the left. The airplane veered off the runway on a heading of 310 degrees and came to a stop after colliding with a parked Cessna 182. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction and that he was unable to regain directional control of the airplane as it exited the runway. The reported wind condition from Baltimore Washington International Airport was out of 290 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 20 knots. The pilot stated that he had 2 hours of flight time in the accident make and model airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.