# Accident 19911019047089A: Amtrth THORPT18, Walterboro, SC, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Airport: Walterboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9010° N, 80.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9010&lon=-80.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Winchester THORP T-18 (registry code 8951061, https://openairdocs.org/model/winchester-thorp-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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019047089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL92LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA011), Oct 19, 1991: Winchester Thorp T-18 (N27DW), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE WHEEL BRAKES, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE AND THE…

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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