# Incident 19870214013259I: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8, New Orleans, LA, February 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1987, 10:34 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314T-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whittman Tailwind W-8 (registry code 979021E, https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWINDW8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214013259I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR FAILED IN MID TRAVEL POSITION. MINOR DAMAGE ON LANDING. GEAR DRIVE UNCOUPLED.

## Other reports on N314T (1)

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

- [Incident 19960518024699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518024699I), May 18, 1996: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8 (N314T), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 18, 1996, at 0944 CDT, a whitman tailwind, model W-8, amateur built aircraft experienced a disintegration of its tail wheel during a 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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