Beechcraft B19 N2059L

Summary

On 13 February 2013 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft B19 registered N2059L, operated by Big Bend Community College, was involved in an accident near Ephrata, Washington, 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

13 February 2013 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ephrata, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH)

Coordinates

47.3050, -119.5153

Aircraft

Beechcraft B19

Registration

N2059L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Big Bend Community College

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moses Lake → Moses Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA124

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll in crosswind conditions, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

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The flight instructor reported that the student was practicing touch-and-go landings with a “light” crosswind from the right. During the takeoff roll, the airplane encountered a low-level wind shear just as the airplane was beginning to rotate. The nose and right wing lifted up until the left wing struck the runway. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and applied aileron control to arrest the rising wing and right rudder to stop the yaw. The airplane subsequently departed the runway, striking a runway light and a distance marking sign. The left aileron and the nacelle firewall were bent and wrinkled. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.