# Accident 20070303003929A: Amtr THORPT18, San Diego, CA, March 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2007, 11:03 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5667° N, 116.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5667&lon=-116.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DH-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hirsch THORP T-18 (registry code 89510A2, https://openairdocs.org/model/hirsch-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070303003929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8L AT KSDM, SAN DIEGO, CA. DURING THE LANDING, HE BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE. HE ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER AND LET THE AIRPLANE SETTLE. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AGAIN AND WAS NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN ADDED FULL POWER. HE STATED THAT "THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY, PROBABLY DUE TO MY PUSHING THE STICK TOO FAR FORWARD." THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT UP, THEN PITCHED DOWN (WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED) AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP INVERTED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 LAX07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA100), Mar 3, 2007: Hirsch Thorp T-18 (N78DH), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper bounced landing recovery and improper use of the flight controls that resulted in a porpoise and a nose over.

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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