Piper PA-22-20 N1693A

Summary

On 1 July 2002 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-22-20 registered N1693A was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, 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

1 July 2002 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Cecil Field Airport (VQQ)

Coordinates

30.2186, -81.8767

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-20

Registration

N1693A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02LA122

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the solo student/owner to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff in a crosswind, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway, a collision with a runway light, and a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot/owner of the accident airplane said he possesses a solo endorsement to operate the airplane, and that there was a flight instructor with him in the airplane who had not yet received a tail wheel endorsement to operate the airplane. He said the touch-and-go landing had been uneventful, but during takeoff the airplane began to "weather vane", so he retarded the throttle control to idle and applied left rudder control input in an attempt to maintain control, but the airplane veered off the runway, hitting a runway light, and then swung around incurring substantial damage. The flight instructor seated next to pilot/owner stated that when the airplane started to veer off the runway he also applied rudder control input but the airplane continued toward the right edge of the runway and within 5 to 8 seconds swung through an arc of 180 degrees and he was unable to maintain directional control. Both occupants of the airplane said that prior to the accident there had been no failure or malfunction to the airplane or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.