# Accident 20080426834299A: Amtr SPITFIRE, Galveston, TX, April 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2008, 14:39 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes International At Galveston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2701° N, 94.8552° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2701&lon=-94.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308WK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308WK-2019-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX (registry code 9470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-spitfire-mark-ix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce MERLIN (registry code 54502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-merlin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPITFIRE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080426834299A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PIC OF 308WK (SPITFIRE) LANDED AT GLS ON RWY 17. HE WAS LANDING IN SEQUENCE BEHIND N96RW (HURRICANE) WITH ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF SPACING. THE PIC OF N308WK WAS ROLLING OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND N96RW WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC OF N96RW LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, GROUND LOOPED AND ENDED UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WITH THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF THE SPITFIRE ON LANDING ROLL OUT WITH THE TAIL DOWN, THE PIC OF THE SPITFIRE COULD NOT SEE THAT THE HURRICANE IN FRONT OF HIM HAD GROUND LOOPED AND COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. N308WK STRUCK 96RW FROM BEHIND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DFW08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA118), Apr 26, 2008: Vickers Spitfire (N308WK), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Hurricane pilot's failure to maintain directional control during roll-out. Contributing factors were the restricted forward visibility of the tail-wheel equipped Spitfire, the lack of…

## Other reports on N308WK (1)

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

- [Incident 20060617011399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617011399I), Jun 17, 2006: Vicker SPITFIREMKIX (N308WK), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft made 3-point landing on runway 15. During landing roll, tail "went right" and pilot corrected with right rudder. Aircraft straightened out…

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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