# Accident 20050522012359A: Amtr WACOYMF, Santa Barbara, CA, May 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2005, 15:54 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N181AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181AS-2006-11-09) (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 R755B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,160 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050522012359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/22/2005 N181AS WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BIPLANE RIDES TO THE PUBLIC. DURING TAKE OFF AT 200 FEET THE ENGINE FAILED THEN REGAINED OPERATION THEN QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND WHILE IN THE 180 DEGREE TURN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED TWENTY FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A MARSH RIGHT WING DOWN RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELING THROUGH THE MUD. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES FOR THE TWO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT.

## 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 LAX05LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA186), May 22, 2005: Classic Waco YMF-5 (N181AS), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice aggravated by the poor operating condition of the magnetos and the improper magneto-to-engine timing.

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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