# Accident 20010731022329A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Warrenton, VA, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 13:50 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5869° N, 77.7111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5869&lon=-77.7111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66FW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66FW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05655H8, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731022329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:50 PM, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR JAMES WILLESS AND STUDENT PILOT ROBERT TAYLOR LANDED N66FW, A STEEN SKYBOLT AT WARRENTON AIRPORT (2W6) ON RUNWAY 14. ROBERT TAYLOR WAS INITIALLY AT THE CONTROLS AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE TAILWHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. JAMES WILLESS WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE SWERVE RESULTING IN A 180 DEGREE GROUND LOOP OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION.

## 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 IAD01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA090), Jul 31, 2001: Steen Skybolt (N66FW), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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