# Incident 19790520026249I: Waco BSO, Morgantown, WV, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 18:01 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8543, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8543) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco BSO (registry code 9601204, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-bso) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO BSO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,612 total, 70 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/19790520026249I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER VEERED ON LANDING ROLL. AX

## Other reports on N8543 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890729050519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729050519I), Jul 29, 1989: Waco BSO (N8543), Watertown, SD, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Used heavy brakes. Veered off runway. Castering angle out of alignment.
- [Accident 19801219084149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801219084149A), Dec 19, 1980: Waco BSO (N8543), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Nosed over on landing roll. Loose wheels bound up, causing flip over on wheel type landing.

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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