# Accident 20050611011869A: Waco GXE, Paducah, KY, June 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2005, 10:24 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0608° N, 88.7736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0608&lon=-88.7736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco GXE (registry code 9600702, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-gxe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO GXE
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,285 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611011869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2005, AT 1024 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, 1524ZULU, A WACO GXE, N903H, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14 AT BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, PADUCAH, KY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FALL CREEK FIELD, EAST OF NASHVILLE, TN ENROUTE TO WICHITA, KS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT STATED AFTER DEPARTING FALL CREEK ENROUTE TO WICHITA HE DECIDED TO MAKE A REST STOP AT PADUCAH, KY. HE MADE A LOW POWER, STEEP APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN EARLY AND "SKIPPED" AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DIRECTIONALLY AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DURING THE GROUND LOOP AND DURING THE COURSE OF THE EVENT THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 360 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE PILOT'S SON, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.

## 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 IAD05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA074), Jun 11, 2005: Waco GXE (N903H), Paducah, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a ground loop and impact with the runway. A factor in the accident was the limited authority of the tailwheel steering…

## Other reports on N903H (1)

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

- [Accident 19980423021319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980423021319A), Apr 23, 1998: Waco GXE (N903H), Americus, GA, Substantial damage. Ground looped landing. Folded right main. Right wing bent. Unexpected wind and pilot fatigue factors.

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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