# NTSB FTW83LA002: Waco UPF-7, N30136, Albuquerque, NM, October 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1982, 12:01 local (18:01 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.060005, -106.619064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0600&lon=-106.6191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69727/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA002

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing
  - landing gear,normal brake system - locked (cause)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - disabled (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

UPON COMPLETION OF AN AIRSHOW THE PLT RETURNED TO CORONADO ARPT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT TRIED TO NOSE OVER & A GO-AROUND WAS MADE. AFTER TWO TOUCH & GO'S THE PLT ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO A LOCKED RIGHT BRAKE SO HE ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY CUTTING THE BRAKE LINE AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE THEN MADE ANOTHER TOUCH & GO & THE ACFT AGAIN TRIED TO NOSE OVER. THE PLT THEN DIVERTED TO ALBUQUERQUE INTL ARPT & AFTER SEVERAL LOW PASSES LANDED IN DIRT ADJACENT TO RWY 30. AFTER ABOUT A 400 FT ROLL THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH SOFT TERRAIN & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30136](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30136), registered now, S/N 5533, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Registry model: [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (registry code 9601302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5533
- Airframe hours: 1100
- Engines: P & W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Jimmy M. Franklin
- Registered owner: Jimmy M. Franklin
- Departed: ABQ, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Destination: ABQ, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Airport: ABQ, Albuquerque

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 11,100 total, 2,250 in this make and model, 11,100 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 153 °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 19821003050259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050259A), Oct 3, 1982: Waco UPF7, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Made several go-arounds due to a locked right brake. Cut brake line. Still locked. Nosed over landing off runway.

## Other investigations on N30136 (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 CEN11FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA228), Mar 12, 2011: Waco UPF-7 (N30136), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI97LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA211), Jul 12, 1997: Waco UPF-7 (N30136), Springfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain safe altitude/clearance from the terrain. Factors relating to this accident were: the hazy weather condition, the resultant difficulty in keeping the other airplane…

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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