# Accident 20060427006199A: Amtr THORPT18, Reno, NV, April 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2006, 18:50 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6672° N, 119.8761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6672&lon=-119.8761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778T-2006-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas-Michael THORP T-18 (registry code 89510C5, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-michael-thorp-t-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060427006199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, SERVING AS AN INSTRUCTOR TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WHEN THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT, WAS MAKING HIS SECOND LANDING AT STEAD AIRPORT. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PERSON UNDER INSTRUCTION STATED THAT HE INITIALLY APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT THIS DID NOT ENABLE HIM TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SO HE STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH EXACERBATED THE DIRECTIONAL PROBLEM IN THIS CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT HAVE BRAKES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE T-18 AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR POWER FOR A TAKEOFF BUT THE OTHER PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE BRAKING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED IN THE DIRT WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. NO FIRE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BOTH PROP BLADES BROKEN OFF, WING SPAR BENT, RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG BENT BACK, VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER CRUMPLED, WINDSHIELD AND CANOPY DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX06CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA149), Apr 28, 2006: M.C. Thomas Thorpe T-18 (N778T), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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