# Accident 20200529010469A: Gardner William R THORP T-18, Madisonville, TN, May 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2020, 18:19 local time
- Place: Madisonville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4372° N, 84.4017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4372&lon=-84.4017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner William R THORP T-18 (registry code 05606K3, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-william-r-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARDNER WILLIAM R THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,372 total, 77 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200529010469A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT PILOT, OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO OTHER SOULS ON BOARD,  LANDED HIS THORP T-18 (SERIAL NUMBER 1325) AT A PRIVATELY OWNED GRASS LANDING STRIP NEAR MADISONVILLE, TN. THE PILOT ANTICIPATED THE GROUND WOULD BE SOFT DUE TO RECENT RAIN. UPON AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE ROLLOUT BUT ERRONEOUSLY APPLIED AIRCRAFT BRAKES. THE BRAKING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP FORWARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE CANOPY AND VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER ASSEMBLY.  ONLY THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES WHICH WERE MINOR. NO OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE FOUND.

## 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 ERA20CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA228), May 29, 2020: Thorp Thorp T 18 (N70BZ), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a soft turf runway, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N70BZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20221002015909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221002015909I), Oct 2, 2022: Gardner William R THORP T-18 (N70BZ), Savoy, IL, Minor damage. The aircraft landed on runway 04 at the University of Illinois / Willard ariport (kcmi) at approximately 13:30 on 10/02/2022. Durring the rollout the left main…

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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