# Incident 20030108000439I: Waco UPF7, Key West, FL, January 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2003, 15:15 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32049, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32049) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 8 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030108000439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 8, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515Z, A WACO UPF-7 N32049 S/N 5680 AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 9, THEN WENT OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EYW). THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON BOARD AS AN OBSERVER. ON THE SECOND LANDING, AFTER THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED 15-20 KNOTS CROSSWINDS FROM 350-360 DEGREES, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN QUICKLY INTO THE WINDS RESULTING INTO A "GROUND LOOP". THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 1000 YARDS WEST OF INTERSECTION ECHO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER RIGHT WING, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS, AND TAIL WHEEL CAME OFF. ITS OWNER MENTIONED ABOVE REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY TO THEIR HANGAR.

## Other reports on N32049 (1)

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

- [Accident 20001027019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001027019039A), Oct 27, 2000: Waco UPF7 (N32049), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. (-23)N32049, a Waco UPF-7, had just landed when the a/c went into a left drift. The pilot attempted to correct with right brake and left/back stick. A/c's left…

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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