# Accident 19931003037509A: Hartmn OW5M, Greenfield, IN, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Airport: Popefield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5092° N, 86.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5092&lon=-86.1591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17117-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Welch OW8M (registry code 0764606, https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-ow8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC150-A (registry code 27004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac150-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARTMN OW5M
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC150A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 673 total, 2 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037509A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD DUE CROSSWIND TURBULENCE. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AT AXLE WELD. STRUT DUG IN. NOSED OVER. SIDE LOADING.

## 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 CHI94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA003), Oct 3, 1993: Welch OW8M (N17117), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

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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