Emslie Pasture Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

West Lafayette, Ohio 43845
Monday, February 14, 2000 12:01 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported he elected to land to the east on the 1,200 feet long turf runway, and touched down near the approach end. Upon applying brakes, the wheels were ineffective on the wet surface, and the pilot elected to abort the landing. He applied power, and the airplane became airborne just past midfield. The airplane then struck a wire 30 feet above the ground, and 400 feet beyond the departure end of the runway with the tailwheel. The pilot reported he was familiar with the airport, aware of and saw the power line, and believed he would clear it. After contacting the wire, the airplane decelerated, and struck the ground in a nose low attitude, beyond the power line. A check of several nearby airports revealed the winds were from 260 to 330 degrees at 6 to 12 knots, reduced visibility's due to light snow, and ceilings between 600 feet and 1100 feet. The pilot reported visibility 10 miles, ceiling 3500 feet overcast, no snow, and winds calm. The FAA reported the airport windsock indicated a wind from the west when they checked the airplane, about 3 hours after the accident. There were no witnesses to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

was a delayed decision of the pilot to abort the landing. Factors were the wet runway, and the tail winds that prevailed in the area.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/14/2000
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1201
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City WEST LAFAYETTE
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 43845
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport EMSLIE PASTURE AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID NONE
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 800
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1203 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 144
Weather Observation Facility ID VTA
Elevation of weather observation facility 884
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 1200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 800
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 3
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -2
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 15 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 750
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 1:27PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3580T
NTSB Number NYC00LA080
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Taylorcraft
Aircraft Model F19
Aircraft Series Identifier F19
Aircraft Serial Number F-046
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 6 1999 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 368
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SAMUEL G. MOSIER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 321 SOUTH 6TH STREET
Aircraft Owner City COSHOCTON
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 43812
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PHD
Departure City NEW PHILI.
Departure State OH
Departure Country
Departure Time 1130
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code NONE
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 1200
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --