# Bean Robert E WITTMAN TAILWIND W10

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05605S6
- Manufacturer (registry): BEAN ROBERT E
- Model: WITTMAN TAILWIND W10
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bean-robert-e-wittman-tailwind-w10

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA124), Apr 12, 1999: Bean Whitman W-10 (N173RS), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a ditch and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB MIA98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA180), Jun 8, 1998: Robert E. Bean Wittman Tailwind W10 (N173RS), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poorly planned approach for not planning the intended touchdown point farther down the runway to avoid an area of known turbulence caused by terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19990412003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990412003269A), Apr 12, 1999: Amtr WITTAILW10 (N173RS), Wimauma, FL, Substantial damage. Acft was in an air race when it developed severe engine vibrations, the pilot made an emergency landing, the acft struck a ditch, and the acft flipped over,…
- [Accident 19980608012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608012599A), Jun 8, 1998: Amtr TAILWIND10 (N173RS), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Unchecked high sink on final caused hard impact and collapse of main gear. (-23) pilot completed two landings at Spruce Creek. On the third landing, the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Clement James WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/clement-james-wittman-tailwind-w10): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05622CW
- [Reese Scott WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/reese-scott-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056056C
- [Crosslin Rick WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/crosslin-rick-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560630
- [Stamsta David WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/stamsta-david-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056143W
- [Mitchell Graham Charles WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-graham-charles-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615ZV
- [Lamphere David A WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/lamphere-david-a-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627TG
- [Waszak Arthur B WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/waszak-arthur-b-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632H8
- [Klos Keith L WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/klos-keith-l-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634SI
- [Handsome Joseph WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/handsome-joseph-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638LY
- [Richardson Michael J WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/richardson-michael-j-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638UH
- [Langer Norbert J WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/langer-norbert-j-wittman-tailwind-w10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 9790861
- [Freund Friedrich W WITTMAN TAILWIND W10](https://openairdocs.org/model/freund-friedrich-w-wittman-tailwind-w10): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05607QZ

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