# Accident 20101013054439A: Thorp T-18, Fredericksburg, TX, October 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2010, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Airport: Fredericksburg, Gillespie Coun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2433° N, 98.9092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2433&lon=-98.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86TJ-2011-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Conrad Theodore J THORP T-18 (registry code 89510P6, https://openairdocs.org/model/conrad-theodore-j-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: THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 542 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101013054439A

## Narrative

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

N86TJ LANDED IN THE LAST 1000 FT. OF RUNWAY32 AT T82 AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A FENCE THAT WAS 733 FT. FROM THE RUNWAY.THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN11CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA030), Oct 13, 2010: Conrad Theodore J Thorp T-18 (N86TJ), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the throttle clamp, which resulted in the pilot's inability to control the engine's power setting.

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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