# Accident 20030309004619A: Waco UKS7, El Paso, TX, March 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8067° N, 106.3778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8067&lon=-106.3778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17721, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17721) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UKS-7 (registry code 9600824, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-uks-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UKS7
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030309004619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 9, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1100 MST, A WACO-UKS-7, N17721, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 26L AT THE EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EL PASO, TX. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW03LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA108), Mar 9, 2003: Waco UKS-7 (N17721), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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