# Accident 20160329003459A: Waco CTO, Ridgeland, SC, March 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4933° N, 80.9919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4933&lon=-80.9919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco CTO (registry code 9601214, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-cto) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 760E-2 (registry code 67011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO CTO
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 760E-2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,230 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160329003459A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE PROPELLER, COWL, AND LOWER LEFT WING ON THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA16CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA170), Mar 29, 2016: Waco CTO (N744H), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N744H (1)

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

- [Incident 19860724042319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724042319I), Jul 24, 1986: Waco CTO (N744H), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. Ground looped aircraft during rollout.

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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