ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286755
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 2009 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: | White New Standard |
| Owner/operator: | Old Rhinebeck Air Shows |
| Registration: | N19157 |
| MSN: | 162J |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3535 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rhinebeck, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Rhinebeck, NY (NY94) |
| Rhinebeck, NY (NY94) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA424
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 15:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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