White NEW STANDARD N19157

Summary

On 26 July 2009 at about 20:40 local time, a White NEW STANDARD registered N19157, operated by Old Rhinebeck Air Shows, was involved in an accident near Rhinebeck, New York, United States. 3 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

26 July 2009 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Rhinebeck, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Old Rhinebeck Airport (NY94)

Coordinates

41.9694, -73.8578

Aircraft

White NEW STANDARD

Registration

N19157

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Old Rhinebeck Air Shows

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rhinebeck → Rhinebeck

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA424

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was a depression near the edge of the turf runway that the airplane encountered during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing the turf runway in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. As he began the takeoff roll, the airplane "began to pull a little to the left." He corrected with rudder, but the airplane continued to "pull harder to the left." The airplane traveled toward the edge of the runway, where it "dropped suddenly" and exited the runway. The pilot attempted to steer the airplane back onto the runway, and continued to apply full power in order to avoid a large rock pile. He stated that the airplane was "tracking straight ahead" in an area of high brush, and that he decided to "remain with rudder and power rather than questionable braking." The airplane continued through the brush before traveling over an embankment and coming to rest between two trees on the edge of a swamp area. The airplane's wings sustained substantial damage. Postaccident inspection of the runway revealed a 12-inch-deep depression approximately where the airplane exited the runway. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact failures. The nearest weather reporting station, located approximately 21 miles south of the accident location, reported calm winds at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.