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FAA incident report · Roy A Farris THORP T-18 · Roswell, NM · September 4, 2025

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Date
September 4, 2025 · 14:02 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Airport
Roswell Aircenter Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N542F
Reported as
Roy A Farris Thorp T-18
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total80 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N542FRegistered now · Roy A Farris THORP T-18S/N 542 · Built 2022Airframe modelRoy A Farris THORP T-18Engine modelLycoming O-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 4, 025 at 1402 MDT a thrope t- 18 aircraft registered to a private individual departed the paved surface of runway 21 during landing roll out at row (Roswell air center) NM. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained damage to the following rt MLG & rt outer wing area. The pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from ulysses airport (uls) in ulysses, Kansas, on August 4, 2025, 1200 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 4, 025 AT 1402 MDT A THROPE T- 18 AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 21 DURING LANDING ROLL OUT AT ROW (ROSWELL AIR CENTER) NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING RT MLG & RT OUTER WING AREA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ULYSSES AIRPORT (ULS) IN ULYSSES, KANSAS, ON AUGUST 4, 2025, 1200 CDT.