# Accident 19980608012599A: Amtr TAILWIND10, Daytona Beach, FL, June 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1998, 08:06 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1700° N, 81.1409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1700&lon=-81.1409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173RS-2001-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bean Robert E WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 (registry code 05605S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/bean-robert-e-wittman-tailwind-w10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TAILWIND10
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608012599A

## Narrative

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

UNCHECKED HIGH SINK ON FINAL CAUSED HARD IMPACT AND COLLAPSE OF MAIN GEAR. (-23) PILOT COMPLETED TWO LANDINGS AT SPRUCE CREEK. ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT SOME TREES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL.

## 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 MIA98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA180), Jun 8, 1998: Robert E. Bean Wittman Tailwind W10 (N173RS), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poorly planned approach for not planning the intended touchdown point farther down the runway to avoid an area of known turbulence caused by terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N173RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19990412003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412003269A), Apr 12, 1999: Amtr WITTAILW10 (N173RS), Wimauma, FL, Substantial damage. Acft was in an air race when it developed severe engine vibrations, the pilot made an emergency landing, the acft struck a ditch, and the acft flipped over,…

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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