# Incident 19780731044539I: Amtrwt TAILWIND/, Winchester, IN, July 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1978, 00:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, IN
- Airport: Randolph Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1677° N, 84.9294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RANDOLPH COUNTY (I22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1677&lon=-84.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370Y-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stanton WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 (registry code 97902ZN, https://openairdocs.org/model/stanton-wittman-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 80 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT WHEN CONTROL ROD TO TAILWHEEL DISCONNECTED. THE COTTER PIN HAD FAILED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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