19911019047089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORP T-18 · Walterboro, SC · October 19, 1991

Date
October 19, 1991 · 13:00 local
Place
Walterboro, SC
Airport
Walterboro Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27DW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL92LA011
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28,000 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allowed student pilot to land from right seat. Student lost control and no brakes on right side. Ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED STUDENT PILOT TO LAND FROM RIGHT SEAT. STUDENT LOST CONTROL AND NO BRAKES ON RIGHT SIDE. GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.