# Accident 20061013029299A: Amtr T18, San Diego, CA, October 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2006, 14:20 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8000° N, 117.1439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8000&lon=-117.1439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N467JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N467JF-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Finney Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510US, https://openairdocs.org/model/finney-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 T18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 45 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061013029299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 28L AT SAN DIEGO MONTGOMERY FIELD AIRPORT (KMYF). A SPECIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION MADE BY MYF ATC AT 2123Z, INDICATED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 17007 KT; 10SM; SCT 060; 22/11; A29.81. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ LANDED WITH ABOUT A SIX OR SEVEN KNOT, CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ SAID HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING. MYF ATCT PERSONNEL THAT WITNESSED THE LANDING DESCRIBED IT AS A HARD LANDING. THEY SAID THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED; THEN CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE; THEN CAME TO A STOP IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX07CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA009), Oct 13, 2006: Finney Thorp T-18 (N467JF), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N467JF (1)

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

- [Accident 20100826042249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826042249A), Aug 26, 2010: Finney Thor T-18 (N467JF), Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On August 26, 2010, at approximately 09:20 PDT an experimental amateur built 1970 Finney thorp T-18, N467JF, serial number 467 was substantially damaged when…

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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