# Accident 20031102027379A: Amtr T18, Coalinga, CA, November 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2481° N, 120.2406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2481&lon=-120.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66MY-2013-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davidson-Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/davidson-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR T18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102027379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT HARRIS RANCH (3O8), COALINGA, CALIFORNIA, N66MY, A DAVIDSON-THORP T-18 VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DIRT BERM AND FLIPPED OVER AT 1200PST. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK AND HIS PASSENGER ONLY MINOR INJURIES. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX04LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA033), Nov 2, 2003: Davidson-Thorpe T-18 (N66MY), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and hi failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

## Other reports on N66MY (2)

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

- [Accident 19900106000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900106000159A), Jan 6, 1990: Amtrth THORPT18 (N66MY), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in crosswind,skidded 200 feet,sheared off VASI light and flipped over.
- [Incident 19871123075599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871123075599I), Nov 23, 1987: Amtrth THORPT18 (N66MY), Santa Paula ___, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Left runway. Struck two parked aircraft.

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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