# Accident 19870904049859A: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8, Painesville, OH, September 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1987, 14:35 local time
- Place: Painesville, OH
- Airport: Concord Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7190° N, 81.2399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7190&lon=-81.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3992A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3992A-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tomishin-Whittman Tailwind W-8 (registry code 97902JN, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomishin-whittman-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWINDW8
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 66 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904049859A

## Narrative

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

OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD FROM A PROP HUB OIL LEAK. TRIED TO LAND ON SIDE OF RUNWAY, VEERED INTO PLOWED GROUND.

## 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 ATL87DEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI12), Sep 4, 1987: Tomishin W-8 (N3992A), Painesville, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3992A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020827021469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827021469A), Aug 27, 2002: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N3992A), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 27, 2002, at 0940 mountain daylight time, a whittman tailwind experimental homebuilt single-engine airplane, N3992A, was substantially damaged…

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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