# Accident 20030607016349A: Amtr RV8, Waco, TX, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5939° N, 97.3283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5939&lon=-97.3283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888GK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607016349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. KILISHEK WAS ON A VFR 14 CFR 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT TO SCOTT FIELD. DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING AT SCOTT FIELD MR. KILISHEK OVERSHOT HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT ON A SHORT GRASS STRIP. TOUCH DOWN OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD WITH INADEQUATE RUNWAY REMAINING FOR THE ROLL OUT. MR. KILISHEK APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON IT'S BACK. MR. KILISHEK SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW03LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA169), Jun 7, 2003: Kilishek RV-8 (N888GK), Crawford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional ground looping of the airplane. A contributing factor was the pilot's improper in-flight planning resulting in an improper selection of a touchdown point.

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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