# Accident 20071010023359A: Amtr THORPT18, Franklin, KY, October 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2007, 20:58 local time
- Place: Franklin, KY
- Airport: Welcome Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7111° N, 86.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7111&lon=-86.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515HS-2008-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slagle Robert E THORP T-18 (registry code 89510R9, https://openairdocs.org/model/slagle-robert-e-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071010023359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, A THORP, T-18, OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, (ATP), WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT WELCOME FIELD (35KY), A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR FRANKLIN, KY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 35KY FOR A VFR NIGHT FLIGHT AROUND THE AREA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED JUST PRIOR TO SUNSET AND CONSISTED OF FLYING TO BOWLING GREEN, KY (BWG), EXECUTING A LOW APPROACH WITHOUT LANDING ON RWY 3, THEN CONTINUING ON TO RUSSELLVILLE, KY (4M7), CIRCLING THE FIELD WITHOUT LANDING AND THEN RETURNING TO 35KY. THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW A LOW APPROACH TO THE EASTERLY RWY TO CHECK FOR DEER AND THEN CIRCLED TO LAND ON THE EASTERLY RWY AT AN APPROACH SPEED OF 65 TO 70 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE RUNWAY END AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING LIGHTS FAILED AND DUE TO THE "BUMPS" IN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND UPON THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT STATED HE FEELS HE OVERBRAKED CAUSING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RISE AND SUBSEQUENTLY "FLIP" OVER ONTO THE TOP. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, PORTLAND AWOS INDICATED THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 350 DEGREES AT 4-5 KTS. WEATHER WAS VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA011), Oct 11, 2007: Slagle Thorp T-18 (N515HS), Franklin, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.

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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