# Accident 20000411005979A: Amtr WITTAILW10, Riverside/Rubid, CA, April 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Riverside/Rubid, CA
- Airport: Fla-Bob Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9895° N, 117.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9895&lon=-117.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90TS-2005-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Taylor WITTMANW-10 (registry code 9790527, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-taylor-wittmanw-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WITTAILW10
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 42 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000411005979A

## Narrative

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

(.23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, AT THE FLABOB AIRPORT (RIR), RUBIDOUX, CA., AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A THREE POINT LANDING WHEN THE A/C HIT THE GROUND HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, HE APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER BUT THE A/C TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE ENGINE TORQUE(P-FACTOR OR ASYMMETRIC PROPELLOR LOADING). THE A/C HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE, APPROX. 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REMEMBERS TURNING OFF THE FUEL AND STARTING TO EXIT THE A/C, WHEN PERSONNEL FROM THE AIRPORT ARRIVED AND HELPED HIM OUT OF HIS PLANE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE SCENE AND THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. (.4)ON APRIL 11, 2000, ABOUT 1030 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL TAYLOR SMITH WITMAN W-10, N90TS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE WHILE LANDING AT FLABOB AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCA                                                                         L PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1015 AND STAYED IN THE LANDING PATTERN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT INFORMED THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACCIDENT COORDINATOR THAT HE MADE A 3-POINT LANDING, THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE ADDED POWER AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX00LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA150), Apr 11, 2000: Taylor Smith Witman W-10 (N90TS), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to recover from a bounced landing resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with a fence.

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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