# Accident 19980423021319A: Waco GXE, Americus, GA, April 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Americus, GA
- Airport: Southern Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0706° N, 84.2203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0706&lon=-84.2203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco GXE (registry code 9600702, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-gxe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO GXE
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,182 total, 600 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980423021319A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING. FOLDED RIGHT MAIN. RIGHT WING BENT. UNEXPECTED WIND AND PILOT FATIGUE FACTORS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (.4)UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 05, WITH PREDOMINATELY WEST WINDS BEIN G REPORTED IN THE AREA, THE AIRPLANE WEATHER-COCKED LEFT, STARTED A RIGHT-SIDE-LEADING SKID, DEPARTED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT.

## 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 MIA98LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA147), Apr 23, 1998: Waco 10 GXE (N903H), Americus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his improper compensation for wind. Contributing was a crosswind.

## Other reports on N903H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050611011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611011869A), Jun 11, 2005: Waco GXE (N903H), Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 11, 2005, at 1024 central standard time, 1524ZULU, a Waco Gxe, N903H, was substantially damaged while attempting to land on runway 14 at Barkley…

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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