NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR22LA328
Registry · N25MF
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
FALL MARTIN CUB
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20040713
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2563E
Registrant of record
MARKS DAVID G
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff with a crosswind.
Factual narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, the windsock indicated a left crosswind for runway 17. As the airplane lifted off, it experienced a “sudden and extreme right drift”. The pilot attempted corrective action however the drift was uncontrollable, so he turned to the right to avoid a collision with other parked aircraft. The pilot continued the takeoff, however the airplane settled and subsequently collided with terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and longerons. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on operation
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_WPR22LA328.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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