# Accident 20060627019219A: Amtr THORPT18, Calaveras, CA, June 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Calaveras, CA
- Airport: Calaveras Co-Maury Ramussen Fl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2003° N, 120.6209° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2003&lon=-120.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eklund Richard D THORP T-18 (registry code 05603DP, https://openairdocs.org/model/eklund-richard-d-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060627019219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HIS APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST. HE THEN LANDED FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX06CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA216), Jun 27, 2006: Eklund Thorp T-18 (N181RE), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged airspeed and distance during the approach, and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, which resulted in a landing overrun.

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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