# Incident 20050212008069I: Amtr THORPT18, Meriden, CT, February 12, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorp T-18 171 (registry code 89510VP, https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18-171) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 42 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050212008069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND TAKE-OFFS & LANDINGS ON RWY 36 AT MMK. REPORTED WINDS WERE 310 @ 10G16KTS. ON THIRD APPROACH, APPROACH SPEED OF 80-90MPH, PILOT LANDED IN 3-POINT ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, NOSE HIGH. PILOT CORRECTED WITH POWER AND LOWERED NOSE SLIGHTLY. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. WOODEN PROPELLER HIT RUNWAY AND SHATTERED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AVOIDING ALL THE SIGNS AND LIGHTS BUT STRIKING A SMALL POST WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. PILOT BELIEVES AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING THE RECOVERY ATTEMPT DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. SMALL RUDDER SURFACE ON THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT PERFORMS WELL AT CRUISE FLIGHT BUT CAN MAKE CROSSWIND LANDINGS A CHALLENGE. PILOT HAD "TAILWHEEL" ENDORSEMENT AND 40+ HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT BUT ONLY 5 HOURS IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS.

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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