# Incident 19811031076319I: Amtrjv WICHAWK, Wattsburg, PA, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wattsburg, PA
- Airport: Erie County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waldemarson WICHAWK (registry code 05655H1, https://openairdocs.org/model/waldemarson-wichawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJV WICHAWK
- Reported engine: CONT O47011
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031076319I

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLED SHIMMY OF TAIL WHEEL ON LANDING ROLL. PILOT FAILED TO USE BRAKES,UPSET OFF RUNWAY. LOOSE RUDDER CABLES

## Other reports on N78RW (1)

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

- [Incident 19910426019599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426019599I), Apr 26, 1991: Amtrjv WICHAWK (N78RW), Charlotte, ME, Minor damage. On landing rollout the main landing gear sank into a soft spot. Aircraft flipped over on its back.

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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