# Accident 20091116051239A: Wood Robert THORP T-18, Newburgh, NY, November 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2009, 16:20 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5022° N, 74.1028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5022&lon=-74.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wood Robert L. THORP T-18 (registry code 89510BW, https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-robert-l-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOOD ROBERT THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091116051239A

## Narrative

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

AS PER PILOTS STATEMENT. DATED 11/17/2009  "  MY FIRST LANDING AT KSWF WAS ON RUNWAY 09. IT WAS A NON EVENT LANDING FOLLOWED BY A TAKE OFF FOR ONE MORE LANDING. ON THE SECOND LANDING WHEN THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT BOUNCE.(NOT HARD OR HIGH) FOLLOWED BY A SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE PLANE FROM THAT POINT ON STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. I APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO TRY AND STRAIGHTEN  IT OUT BUT THE RESPONSE WAS SLOW AT BEST AND BY THE TIME IT STRAIGHTEN OUT I WAS ON THE GRASS. AT THIS POINT I COULD NOT APPLY POWER FOR A GO AROUND SO I PULLED THE MIXTURE OFF AND TRIED TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THE GRASS WAS VERY WET AND MUDDY, AS THE PLANE SLOWED DOWN IT GOT STUCK IN THE MUDDY GRASS AND NOSED OVER ON TO ITS TAIL. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS ABOUT 5-10 MPH. I HAD TO BRAKE THE CANOPY PLEXIGLASS WITH MY HANDS TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE  (ENGINE WAS OFF) AND IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, THE  WINGS NEVER TOUCHED THE GROUND EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT NOSED OVER . WHEN IT CAME TIME TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT WE FLIPPED IT BACK UPRIGHT FROM THE TAIL ON TO THE MAIN WHEELS AND LOADED IT ON TO A FLAT BED."

## 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 ERA10CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA067), Nov 16, 2009: Robert Wood Thorp T18 (N335BW), Newburgh, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N335BW (1)

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

- [Accident 20030101004759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030101004759A), Jan 1, 2003: Amtr THORPT18 (N335BW), Stephenville, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 1, 2003, at approximately 3:55 pm CST, a thorp T-18 homebuilt airplane, N335BW, piloted by Mr. Robert leon wood, private pilot certificate no.…

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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