# Accident 20040809018759A: Amtr WACOYMF, Bar Harbor, ME, August 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2004, 11:40 local time
- Place: Bar Harbor, ME
- Airport: Hancock County-Bar Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4497° N, 68.3614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4497&lon=-68.3614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723SR) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 480 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040809018759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN, A QUARTERING GUST OF WIND FROM THE REAR LIFTED THE TAIL AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED IT WAS INVERTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE INITIAL LANDING POINT. THE PROP, WINGS, RUDDER, VERTICAL FIN, AND FUSELAGE AFT OF THE REAR COCKPIT WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE ALSO TWO FLAT SPOTS ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND ONE SMALL FLAT SPOT ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL.

## 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 NYC04CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA190), Aug 9, 2004: Classic Waco YMF (N723SR), Bar Harbor, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N723SR (2)

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

- [Accident 19980806019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980806019859A), Aug 6, 1998: Waco YMF (N723SR), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Acft was taxiing after landing, was turning off the rwy and flipped over. (-23) on August 6, 1998 at approximately 0800 am local time, this inspector was…
- [Accident 19961024037059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961024037059A), Oct 24, 1996: Waco YMF (N723SR), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. Landed hard on left main gear collapsing same. Damaged left lower wing.

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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