Bowman Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Livermore Falls, Maine 04254
Sunday, December 3, 2006 15:56 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane groundlooped on the turf runway, resulting in substantial damage. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a groundloop.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/3/2006
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1556
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Livermore Falls
Event State MAINE
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 04254
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 442437N
Event Location Longitude 0780843W
Event Location Airport Bowman Field Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID B10
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 327
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1553 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID AUG
Elevation of weather observation facility 359
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 16
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 7000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.14
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 21828
NTSB Notification Source Portland FSDO
NTSB Notification Date Dec 5 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 25 2007 12:22PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office PWM FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8019F
NTSB Number NYC07LA040
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
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 Cessna
Aircraft Model 150F
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 15064119
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 Jun 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4398
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Kenneth Lyman
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Livermore Falls
Aircraft Owner State ME
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 04254
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Kenneth Lyman
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Livermore Falls
Operator State ME
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 7B3
Departure City Hampton
Departure State NH
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code B10
Destination City Livermore Falls
Destination State ME
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 17 2007 9:24PM
User who most recently changed record MUZD
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 02
Runway Length 2201
Runway Width 120
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --