# Accident 20021001035949A: Waco UPF7, Owatonna, MN, October 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Owatonna, MN
- Airport: Owatonna Degner Regnl Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1233° N, 93.2606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1233&lon=-93.2606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32039, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32039) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,414 total, 3 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021001035949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS EVENT OCCURRED MORE THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FSDO NOTIFICATION. NOTIFICATION CAME IN FROM A PARTY NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT AND WAS UNSUBSTANTIATED, PROMPTING A LETTER OF INQUIRY TO THE REGISTERED AIRCRAFT OWNER ABOUT THE MATTER. ALL CORRESPONDENCE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS THROUGH THE REGISTERED OWNER'S LAWYER. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN A REPORTABLE EVENT, A REQUEST WAS THEN MADE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ULTIMATELY COORDINATED FOR 12-06-2002. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED ON THAT DATE, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND AN ACCIDENT HAD IN FACT OCCURRED. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED ON 12-06-2002. STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOTS INDICATE THAT DURING PRACTICE OF WHEEL LANDINGS IN THE WACO UPF7, ON RUNWAY 30 AT OWA, THE FRONT SEAT PILOT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND INITIATED GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT THEN SANK TO RUNWAY AND VEERED LEFT, AT WHICH TIME THE BACK SEAT PILOT GOT ON CONTROLS, BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DITCH AND OVERTURNED. NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, LOWER LEFT WING - OUTBOARD 3 FOOT SECTION AND ENGINE MOUNT.

## 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 CHI03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA034), Oct 1, 2002: Waco UPF-7 (N32039), Owatonna, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The remedial action not performed by the certified flight instructor (CFI) during the bounced landing and directional control not maintained during the go-around by CFI. Contributing factors were 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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