# NTSB DEN83LTK01: Eipper-Formance MX-II, N3133L, Watertown, SD, October 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 22, 1982, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Coordinates: 44.909355, -97.160202 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9094&lon=-97.1602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LTK01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72977/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LTK01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE ON ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE BY APPLYING FULL POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED LEFT, OUT OF CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF "T" HANGARS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3133L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3133L-1994-07-13), registration cancelled 1994-07-13, S/N MXII001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIPPER-FORMANCE MX-II
- Registry model: [Fischer QUICKSILVER MXII](https://openairdocs.org/model/fischer-quicksilver-mxii) (registry code 05647QF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: MX-II-001
- Airframe hours: 30
- Engines: CUYUNA 430 30 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carl Fischer
- Registered owner: Carl Fischer
- Departed: ATY, WATERTOWN, SD
- Destination: ATY, WATERTOWN, SD
- Airport: ATY, Watertown Municipal, runway 12, 6,901 × 75 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 639 total, 30 in this make and model, 540 as pilot in command, 117 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 131 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821022058219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821022058219A), Oct 22, 1982: Amtr MX2, Watertown, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing on taxiway and collided with hangar.

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.

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