# Accident 19900329006469A: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Georgetown, CA, March 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1990, 14:05 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Airport: Georgetown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9303° N, 120.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9303&lon=-120.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23D-1993-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dreisbach-Harold SMYTH SIDEWINDER (registry code 0564943, https://openairdocs.org/model/dreisbach-harold-smyth-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900329006469A

## Narrative

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

LANDED MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY AT HIGH SPEED. UNABLE TO STOP. OVERRAN RUNWAY DOWN A SLOPE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX90DVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG03), Mar 29, 1990: Smyth Sidewinder Smyth (N23D), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT HIS LANDING AND EXECUTE A GO-AROUND.

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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