# Accident 19940309004539A: Amtrst P51AMTR, Scappoose, OR, March 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7999° N, 122.9700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7999&lon=-122.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51PL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRST P51AMTR
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,631 total, 21 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940309004539A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL UNLOCKED ON LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 SEA94LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA080), Mar 10, 1994: Unrein 80-P51D (N51PL), Scapp00se, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT UNLOCKING OF THE TAILWHEEL LOCK. FACTORS INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE TAILWHEEL LOCK.

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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