# Accident 20030101004759A: Amtr THORPT18, Stephenville, TX, January 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2003, 15:55 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Airport: Clark Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2153° N, 98.1775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2153&lon=-98.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wood Robert L. THORP T-18 (registry code 89510BW, https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-robert-l-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030101004759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 1, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:55 PM CST, A THORP T-18 HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N335BW, PILOTED BY MR. ROBERT LEON WOOD, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 1781510, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AT THE CLARK FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SEP) NEAR STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS. AT 1453 CST, THE WEATHER STATION LOCATED AT MINERAL WELLS AIRPORT, WHICH IS LOCATED 35 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF STEPHENVILLE, WAS REPORTING WINDS AT 290 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA069), Jan 1, 2003: Wood Thorp T-18 (N335BW), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control as result of his failure to compensate for the prevailing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswinds.

## Other reports on N335BW (1)

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

- [Accident 20091116051239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091116051239A), Nov 16, 2009: Wood Robert THORP T-18 (N335BW), Newburgh, NY, Substantial damage. As per pilots statement. Dated 11/17/2009 " my first landing at kswf was on runway 09. It was a non event landing followed by a take off for one more landing.…

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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