# Accident 20141025022489A: Doubleday Donald THORP=TS-18CW, Reklaw, TX, October 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2014, 11:15 local time
- Place: Reklaw, TX
- Airport: Flying M Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8439° N, 94.9586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8439&lon=-94.9586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Doubleday Donald THORP=TS-18CW (registry code 05627LM, https://openairdocs.org/model/doubleday-donald-thorp-ts-18cw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUBLEDAY DONALD THORP=TS-18CW
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025022489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT WHERE THERE WERE NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN MAKING LOW LEVEL PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT NEEDED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND BUT WAS PREVENTED BY TRAFFIC OVERHEAD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A SMALL POND.

## 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 CEN15CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA029), Oct 25, 2014: Doubleday Donald Thorp TS-18CW (N18DD), Reklaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate monitoring of the airplane's approach path which resulted in long landing and a subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed decision to…

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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