# Accident 19870420031849A: Amtrth THORPT18, Bowling Green, MO, April 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1987, 09:15 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, MO
- Airport: Bowling Green Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3297° N, 91.1900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3297&lon=-91.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218HW-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warren Howard T-18 (registry code 89510G4, https://openairdocs.org/model/warren-howard-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 71 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420031849A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE MISHAP.

## 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 MKC87LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA084), Apr 20, 1987: Thorp T-18 (N218HW), Bowling Green, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N218HW (1)

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

- [Incident 19820913066679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913066679I), Sep 13, 1982: Amtrth THORPT18 (N218HW), Flint, MI. Lost braking and rudder control on landing rollout. Broken weld at the rudder cable attach point.

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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