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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr THORP T 18 · Midlothian, TX · August 7, 2002

Date
August 7, 2002 · 20:30 local
Place
Midlothian, TX
Airport
Eagle'S Nest Estates Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N18LF
Reported as
Amtr THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
640 total3 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During landing, throttle stuck at approximately 1/4 power, causing touchdown. Pilot lost directional control, exited runway causing gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING, THROTTLE STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 POWER, CAUSING TOUCHDOWN. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, EXITED RUNWAY CAUSING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.