# Accident 19810711041799A: Amtrth THORPT18, Waterloo, IA, July 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Flyers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4167° N, 92.2502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYERS (10IA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4167&lon=-92.2502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179RW-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weselmann-Roger THORP T-18 (registry code 89510C2, https://openairdocs.org/model/weselmann-roger-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 7 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711041799A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL, DRAGGED A WING-TIP AND NOSED UP ON THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC81DCD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD23), Jul 11, 1981: Thorp T-18 (N179RW), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage

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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