# Accident 19990412003269A: Amtr WITTAILW10, Wimauma, FL, April 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1999
- Place: Wimauma, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7093° N, 82.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7093&lon=-82.3001&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 WITTAILW10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412003269A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA124), Apr 12, 1999: Bean Whitman W-10 (N173RS), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N173RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19980608012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608012599A), Jun 8, 1998: Amtr TAILWIND10 (N173RS), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. 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…

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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