# NTSB FTW85LA046: Reed Bandit 1, N51957, Amarillo, TX, November 11, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 11, 1984, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21622/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA046

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper descent rate - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - aircraft parked/standing
- Miscellaneous/other, standing
  - object - aircraft moving on ground
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - remedial action - not possible, pilot in command

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

THE HOMEBUILT ACFT, N52957, WAS OBSERVED TO LAND HARD, COLLAPSE THE LANDING GEAR & SLIDE INTO N3376V HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY AT AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY.

## Analysis (aircraft 1)

THE HOMEBUILT ACFT, N51957, WAS OBSERVED TO LAND HARD, COLLAPSE THE LANDING GEAR & SLIDE INTO N3376V HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY AT AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N51957](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51957-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 1, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REED BANDIT 1
- Registry model: [Reed James R BANDIT 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-james-r-bandit-1) (registry code 05613Q3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1
- Airframe hours: 12
- Engines: VOLKSWAGEN 1835 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James R. Reed
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: 1EA, CANYON, TX
- Airport: TDW, Tradewind, runway 23, 2,738 × 56 ft, asphalt

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N3376V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3376V), registered now, S/N 15076481, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076481
- Airframe hours: 3600
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lynn Miller
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: F01, QUANAH, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: TDW, Tradewind, runway 17, 5,100 × 55 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N51957; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 1,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot, aircraft N3376V; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: AMA

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19841111062831A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111062831A), Nov 11, 1984: Amtr BANDIT, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing and gear collapsed. Skidded out of control striking 3376V. A tire had blown on the first bounce.
- [Accident 19841111062832A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111062832A), Nov 11, 1984: Cessna 150M, Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. While holding short, was struck by N51597 that skidded out of control after collapsing its gear on a hard landing.

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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