# Accident 20050427007489A: Amtr TAILWINDW8, Lyndon, KS, April 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lyndon, KS
- Airport: Pomona Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6919° N, 95.6897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6919&lon=-95.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74849, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74849-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whittman Tailwind W-8 (registry code 979020J, https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TAILWINDW8
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050427007489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2005, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA ^, FAILED TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL N74849, A WHITTMAN TAILWIND W8, DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT POMANA LAKE AIRPORT, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT, N74849, WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTION WITHIN THE PRIOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS.

## 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 CHI05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA107), Apr 27, 2005: Whittman Tailwind (N74849), Lyndon, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his inadequate compensation for a tailwind, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with the ground. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N74849 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890717022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890717022599A), Jul 17, 1989: Amtrwt TAILWIND (N74849), Washington, NC, Substantial damage. Bounced, lost control on landing came down hard and nosed over.

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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