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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr WITTAILW10 · Wimauma, FL · April 12, 1999

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Date
April 12, 1999
Place
Wimauma, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N173RS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA124
Reported as
Amtr WITTAILW10
Fatal injuries
0
N173RSRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2001 · Bean Robert E WITTMAN TAILWIND W10S/N 001032028RSAirframe modelBean Robert E WITTMAN TAILWIND W10

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on April 12, 1999, about 0945 eastern daylight time, a whitman tailwind W-10, N173RS, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed during a forced landing in the vicinity of Wimauma, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and private pilot passenger reported minor injuries. The flight originated from lakeland, Florida, about 15 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated she was in cruise flight at 1,000 feet when the airplane experienced an airframe vibration. She reduced power with negative results, and a forced landing was selected. During final approach she observed a ditch which crossed the forced landing area. She added power to miss the ditch, however the main landing gear collided with the ditch. The airplane continued forward, nosed over, and rotated to the left 90 degrees, and came to rest inverted. (-23)during leg of airacie a/c developed severe vibration, exreted to emergency landing from 1000 ft. landing in field. Failed to avoid ditch a/c flipped over-wings and rudder-severly damaged.

As the FAA filed it

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, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON APRIL 12, 1999, ABOUT 0945 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHITMAN TAILWIND W-10, N173RS, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF WIMAUMA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PRIVATE PILOT PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAKELAND, FLORIDA, ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED SHE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,000 FEET WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. SHE REDUCED POWER WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS SELECTED. DURING FINAL APPROACH SHE OBSERVED A DITCH WHICH CROSSED THE FORCED LANDING AREA. SHE ADDED POWER TO MISS THE DITCH, HOWEVER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH THE DITCH. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FORWARD, NOSED OVER, AND ROTATED TO THE LEFT 90 DEGREES, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23)DURING LEG OF AIRACIE A/C DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION, EXRETED TO EMERGENCY LANDING FROM 1000 FT. LANDING IN FIELD. FAILED TO AVOID DITCH A/C FLIPPED OVER-WINGS AND RUDDER-SEVERLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA124Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWimauma, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a ditch and subsequent nose over.Apr 12, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N173RS · 1

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

Accident 19980608012599ALevel Off Touchdown · Daytona Beach, FLUnchecked 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…Jun 8, 1998 · Reported as Amtr TAILWIND10 · Substantial damage