# Accident 20130330005709A: Waco YMF-3, Thermal, CA, March 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2013, 12:10 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5394° N, 116.1556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5394&lon=-116.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YMF-3 (registry code 9600412, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ymf-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF-3
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4 /R755-7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 230 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130330005709A

## Narrative

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

LOCALIZED WINDSHEAR RESULTED IN A DIRECTIONAL SHIFT AND SUDDEN LOSS OF AIRSPEED AT THE MOMENT OF TOUCHDOWN DURING A FULL STALL LANDING. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WINDSHIFT EXCEEDED THE CONTROL CAPABILITIES OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR13CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA172), Mar 30, 2013: Waco YMF-3 (N14080), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind.

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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