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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Brown Thoma THORP T-18 · Lake Como, FL · July 19, 2009

Date: July 19, 2009 · 12:00 local
Place: Lake Como, FL
Airport: Thunderbird Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N33TB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA028
Reported as: Brown Thoma Thorp T-18
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total250 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N33TBRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2022 · Brown Thomas E THORP T-18S/N 915 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBrown Thomas E THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Information is from privacy data omitted a passenger who was on a/c and reported accident in 10/07/2010 that happened on 07/19/2009. Was offered a ride in privacy data omitted a/c, N33TB, witness stated pilot attempted to land at a high rate of speed and could not stop in time to impact fence posts at end of rwy. Interview with privacy data omitted, he stated that the winds were variable at the time of the accident, he landed into the wind according to the field wind sock but wind shifted to tail wind on landing, a/c then moved through some loose sand at end of runway and bumped into fense posts at end of field. Pilot stated he could not do a go around due to tree line and electric wire at end of runway. He also did not think it was substancial damage because it only cost $500 to repair, which was why the accident was not reported. I consuled privacy data omitted on what was substancial damage per 49CFR 830.5

As the FAA filed it

INFORMATION IS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PASSENGER WHO WAS ON A/C AND REPORTED ACCIDENT IN 10/07/2010 THAT HAPPENED ON 07/19/2009. WAS OFFERED A RIDE IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A/C, N33TB, WITNESS STATED PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND COULD NOT STOP IN TIME TO IMPACT FENCE POSTS AT END OF RWY.INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, HE LANDED INTO THE WIND ACCORDING TO THE FIELD WIND SOCK BUT WIND SHIFTED TO TAIL WIND ON LANDING, A/C THEN MOVED THROUGH SOME LOOSE SAND AT END OF RUNWAY AND BUMPED INTO FENSE POSTS AT END OF FIELD. PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT DO A GO AROUND DUE TO TREE LINE AND ELECTRIC WIRE AT END OF RUNWAY. HE ALSO DID NOT THINK IT WAS SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE BECAUSE IT ONLY COST $500 TO REPAIR, WHICH WAS WHY THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED. I CONSULED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON WHAT WAS SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE PER 49CFR 830.5

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11LA028Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Como, FLThe pilot's delayed decision to execute a go-around while landing with variable wind, which resulted in a runway overrun.Jul 19, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N33TB · 1

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

Incident 19840820048879IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Farmingdale, NYUsed too much braking to turn at a taxiway on the landing roll. Aircraft nosed up.Aug 20, 1984 · Minor damage