# Accident 20130311003099A: Waco UPF-7, Paso Robles, CA, March 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6728° N, 120.6269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6728&lon=-120.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29969, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29969) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,986 total, 26 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130311003099A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DOING PATTERN FLYING AT PASO ROBLES AIRPORT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 9.  HE RAN OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT AREA .  THERE WAS ONE (1) MINOR INJURY AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR13CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA146), Mar 11, 2013: Waco UPF-7 (N29969), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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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