Cunningham PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER N899TC

Summary

On 23 April 2000 at about 21:00 local time, a Cunningham PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER registered N899TC was involved in an accident near Boone, Iowa, 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

23 April 2000 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Boone, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Boone Municipal Airport (BNW)

Coordinates

42.0502, -93.8706

Aircraft

Cunningham PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER

Registration

N899TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Des Moines

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA122

Nobody was injured.

the pilot not maintaining directional control. Factors were the gusts and the fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a fence during takeoff roll. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The pilot stated, 'Taxing to the end of the runway was uneventful and there was no indication that the wind was excessive. I performed my run-up checks, applied full power and began my takeoff roll. The tail came up normally and I continued the roll. All of a sudden I was hit by a huge gust that got under the right wing which nearly tipped the plane onto the left wing. I gained enough control to keep the airplane upright but my direction changed to where I was heading left toward the Army National Guard fence. The right wing hit the fence and the aircraft came to an abrupt stop.' The pilot further stated, 'Right wing tip 3 feet broken including front [and] rear spar when wing hit chain link fence.' A witness stated, 'Plane, on taxi for take-off on sod runway, was blown-off course by a strong gust. It rolled over 2 or 3 times into Nat Gd [National Guard] fence.' At 1605, the Boone Municipal Airport, Boone, Iowa, wind was 100 degrees at 19 knots gusts to 24 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.