# Accident 20041213035069A: Amtr WACOYMF, Santa Barbara, CA, December 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2004
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4261° N, 119.8403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4261&lon=-119.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95JD) (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
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,339 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041213035069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N95JD WAS A CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP/WACO YMF S/N F5C-058. IT IS A BIPLAE AND WITH TRICYCLIC FIXED LANDING GEAR. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW TO SBA AND LANDED ON RWY 25 AND TURNED ONTO RWY 15. THERE THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND THE FIXED LEFT LANDING GEAR BENT INWARDS. ALSO, THE LEFT WINGS, UPPER AND LOWER, WERE DAMAGED. THE LEFT WING LIFT AND DRAG STRUTS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED. ELT BATTERY EXPIRY DATE SEPTEMBER 05. THERE ARE NO INCIDENT/ACCIDENT/VIOLATIONS IN THE ISIS REPORT FOR THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT N95JD ISIS REPORT HAD NO PREVIOUS INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE PRESENT. THE PILOT WALKED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY NTSB TO BE MOVED TO THE HANGAR. I VISITED THE HANGAR ON 12-20-04. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED. THE ENGINE AND THE PROPELLER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE. ALSO, THE EMPENNAGE SECTION DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE. THE FUSELAGE DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE EXCEPT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENTS. NO INJURIES. NO FATALITY. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY OR OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. N95JD WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX05CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA052), Dec 13, 2004: Classic Waco YMF (N95JD), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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