# Accident 20050109033959A: Amtr OSPREYGP4, Fort Worth, TX, January 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Bourland Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5817° N, 97.5906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5817&lon=-97.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reinhart C J OSPREY GP-4 (registry code 05607VQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/reinhart-c-j-osprey-gp-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR OSPREYGP4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 742 total, 63 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050109033959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING WITH THE AIRPLANE IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT BOURLAND FIELD (50F) FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DURING THE LANDING NOW GO-AROUND PHASE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 1 RUNWAY LIGHT SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT WITH A GO-AROUND PHASE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ANOTHER RUNWAY LIGHT SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND GEAR DOOR. THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSING FOLLOWED BY THE FAILURE OF THE REST OF THE LANDING GEARS. THE AIRCRAFT NOW SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE THIRD RUNWAY LIGHT AND ASSORTED LIGHT BRUSH AND SMALL TREES WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT UNTIL FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 DFW05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA050), Jan 9, 2005: Reinhart GP-4 (N233CR), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the prevailing crosswind. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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