# Accident 20030110000249A: Waco SRE, Prescott, AZ, January 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2003, 12:49 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6544° N, 112.4197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6544&lon=-112.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1252W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1252W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco SRE (registry code 9600910, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-sre) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO SRE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030110000249A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JANUARY 10, 2003, AT 1249 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A WACO SRE, N1252W, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN AT THE PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE BORROWED AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PRESCOTT ABOUT 1215. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 21L, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A SIGN, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AND RIGHT WING. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED FEELING THE BRAKES "LOCK UP" DURING THE LANDING. THE AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (METAR) FOR PRESCOTT INDICATED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 010 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21L. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT A             ND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA064), Jan 10, 2003: Waco SRE (N1252W), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a collision with a runway sign. Factors in the accident were the tailwind and the malfunctioning brake system.

## Other reports on N1252W (1)

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

- [Accident 19821011055689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821011055689A), Oct 11, 1982: Waco SRE (N1252W), Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircrafts left wheel to drop into construction hole off side of runway causing loss of control.

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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