# Accident 20120816017279A: Meyers OTW-160, Whorton, MD, August 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Whorton, MD
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2722° N, 76.1250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2722&lon=-76.1250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26490, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers OTW-160 (registry code 5650208, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-otw-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS OTW-160
- Reported engine: KINNER R5 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 13 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA518) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120816017279A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WAS TEACHING LANDINGS, AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT SHOCK STRUT TUBE BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL POSITION. THERE WAS SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ERA12LA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA518), Aug 16, 2012: Meyers OTW-160 (N26490), Worton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N26490 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840827044059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044059A), Aug 27, 1984: Meyers OTW160 (N26490), New Athens, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when aircraft flipped inverted during forced landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.