# Accident 19940717036959A: Amtr RV4, Twisp, WA, July 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1994, 11:20 local time
- Place: Twisp, WA
- Airport: Twisp Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3204° N, 119.9299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3204&lon=-119.9299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144US-2006-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Black Kefton O RV-4 (registry code 056081W, https://openairdocs.org/model/black-kefton-o-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 525 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717036959A

## Narrative

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

WING HIT FENCE POST ON FINAL. LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY. BOUNCED INTO AIR. ADDED POWER AND FLEW BACK TO BASE.

## 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 SEA94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA184), Jul 17, 1994: Black RV-4 (N144US), Twisp, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPER DESCENT RATE WAS NOT MAINTAINED DURING APPROACH.

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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