# Accident 19980815029699A: Amtr DR107, Stanton, MN, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998, 15:21 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3996° N, 93.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3996&lon=-93.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207TW-2007-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wakely Terrence J DR-107 (registry code 0560522, https://openairdocs.org/model/wakely-terrence-j-dr-107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DR107
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815029699A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON AUGUST 15, 1998, AT 1521 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WAKELY DR-107 (ONE-DESIGN) AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE, N207TW, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING, FOLLOWING A PROPELLER STRIKE ON THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON A TEST FLIGHT, AT STANTON, MINNESOTA. THE ATP RATED PILOT RECEIVED M INOR INJURIES.  THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                (.4)THE PILOT SAID HE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE.  HE SAID THAT ON THE FOURTH OR FIFTH LANDING HE ATTEMPTED A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND HE ABORTED THE LANDING ATTEMPT.  DURING THE CLIMB THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASING VIBRATION.  THE PILOT SAID HE THEN INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A CROP FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT.  DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING THE PREVIOUS BOUNCED LANDING.                                                 (-23) THE OWNER/PILOT IN COMMAND OF THIS SINGLE SEAT EXPERIMENTAL HOME-BUIL  AIRCRAFT WAS VIRTUALLY ON IT'S FIRST FLIGHT. A FEW PROBLEMS WERE NOTED SUCH AS: AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, ENGINE IDLE ADJUSTMENT, A RIGHT WING HEAVY CONDITION AND UNEXPECTED CONTROL STICK FEEL.  THE PILOT DOES HAVE "TAIL DRAGGER" TIME AND RECENT "TAIL DRAGGER" FLIGHTS.  REALIZING THE NATURE OF THE FLIGHT AS "FLIGHT TEST" AND THE NATURE OF THE AIRCRAFT "EXPERIMENTAL HOME-BUILT," I FEEL A GREAT LESSON HAS BEEN LEARNED AND I PLAN NO CORRECTIVE ACTION.  I CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED.

## 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 CHI98LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA316), Aug 15, 1998: Wakely DR-107 (N207TW), Stanton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudging recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were the partial failure of the propeller and a crop field.

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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