# Accident 20040911021429A: Amtr T18, Olive Branch, MS, September 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2004, 10:25 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9786° N, 89.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9786&lon=-89.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49RT-2007-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR T18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911021429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND THEN BACK ACROSS DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE HITTING A TREE.

## 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 ATL04CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA180), Sep 11, 2004: Wood/Thorpe T-18 (N49RT), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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