# Accident 20031217033429A: Amtr WACOYMF, Marathon, FL, December 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2003, 16:50 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7261° N, 81.0639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7261&lon=-81.0639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64JE-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WACOYMF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031217033429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, MR. PAUL GOODWIN STATED, THAT ON DECEMBER 17, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 LOCAL TIME, HE WAS FLYING ABOVE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE MARATHON AIRPORT AREA, AND THAT AFTER COMPLETING TWO CONSECUTIVE LANDINGS AT MARATHON AIRPORT, DURING HIS THIRD LANDING ROLLOUT, AT AROUND 10 MPH, THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED AND THEN CONTINUED AROUND WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTING THE PAVEMENT. HE FURTHER STATED: THAT BEFORE THE FIRST FLIGHT HE OBSERVED THE WING METER AT PARADISE FBO FACILITY AT MARATHON AIRPORT, AND THE WING CONDITIONS WERE WNW WITH WINGS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 MIA04CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA034), Dec 17, 2003: Waco 4MF 5 (N64JE), Marathon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing rollout in a crosswind resulting in the airplane ground looping and incurring damage to the left wing.

## Other reports on N64JE (3)

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

- [Accident 20111226030249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111226030249A), Dec 26, 2011: Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF (N64JE), Marathon, FL, Destroyed. According to the pilot the aircraft had an uncontrolled power reduction during cruise flight. Pilot opted to make emergency landing in the ocean.
- [Incident 20110419005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110419005789I), Apr 19, 2011: Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF (N64JE), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. While making an approach into mth, the aircraft struck a tree before landing on rwy 7. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the hangar.
- [Accident 19910828039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828039849A), Aug 28, 1991: Waco YMF (N64JE), Hart/Shelby, MI, Substantial damage. Drifted left during takeoff roll and rotation. Aborted and nosed over in shrubs and tall grass.

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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