# Incident 20020427008169I: Amtr THORPT18, Waynesburg, PA, April 27, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2002, 11:15 local time
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Airport: Greene County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9011° N, 80.1307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENE COUNTY (WAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9011&lon=-80.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rendel-Miltenberger THORP T-18 (registry code 89510J4, https://openairdocs.org/model/rendel-miltenberger-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 750 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020427008169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE BEFORE LANDING. RECOVERING FROM SLIP, AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9MR (2)

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

- [Incident 19900607027149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607027149I), Jun 7, 1990: Amtrth THORPT18 (N9MR), Ann Arbor, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off side of runway. Lost right brake due to leaking supply line.
- [Incident 19831230073419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831230073419I), Dec 30, 1983: Amtrth THORPT18 (N9MR), Allendale, SC, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Struck runway light. Gust of wind a factor.

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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