Aviation accident ERA12CA547

Name: aviation accident: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 TAIL DRAGGER near Elizabethtown (2012-09-05)
Start: 2012-09-05
Location: Elizabethtown, KY, USA

MINR · COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 TAIL DRAGGER · 2012-09-05 · Elizabethtown, KY, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA12CA547
Event ID: 20120906X05903
Type: Accident
Date: 2012-09-05
Location: Elizabethtown, KY, USA
Coordinates: 37.685001, -85.921669

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA
Model: P92 TAIL DRAGGER
Registration: N237TA
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a takeoff in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off in gusty wind conditions associated with approaching thunderstorms.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown