# Accident 20040403004339A: Waco RBA, Temple, TX, April 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2004, 10:14 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Draughon-Miller Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1500° N, 97.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1500&lon=-97.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12444, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12444) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco RBA (registry code 9600304, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-rba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO RBA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040403004339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N12444 LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AT KTPL. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDING WERE 360 AT 03 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING CAME UP, AS HE APPLIED THE LEFT BRAKE IT LOCKED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW04LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA102), Apr 3, 2004: Waco RBA (N12444), Temple, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the locked wheel.

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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