# NTSB FTW88DPA08: North American TB-25N, N9079Z, Wichita Falls, TX, September 19, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1988, 19:16 local (Sep 19, 1988, 00:16 UTC)
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Coordinates: 33.889686, -98.509674 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8897&lon=-98.5097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88DPA08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22448/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA08

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dusk
  - weather condition - rain
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

DURING A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN AT DUSK, THE B-25 PLT LANDED ON A 4250 FT RWY. WHILE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG & FAST. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9079Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9079Z), registered now, S/N 44-30734, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN TB-25N
- Registry model: [North American TB-25N](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-tb-25n) (registry code 6400714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-2600 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (registry code 67050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 44-30734
- Airframe hours: 250
- Engines: Curtis Wright R-2000-35 1700 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bom Corporation
- Registered owner: Bom Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection: AAIP, March 28, 1988, 70 hours before
- Departed: SAF, SANTA FE, NM
- Flight plan: VFR/IFR
- Airport: T47, Kickapoo Downtown, runway 35, 4,250 × 45 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 23,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 21,000 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 90° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SPS

## 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 19880918049549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918049549A), Sep 18, 1988: Namer TB25N, Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast on wet runway. Skidded off departure end before stopping. Was licensed for B25 VFR only.

## Other investigations on N9079Z (1)

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 ERA11LA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA484), Sep 4, 2011: North American TB-25N (N9079Z), Georgetown, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's inadequate examination of the main landing gear during the airplane’s most recent conditional inspection, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the right main landing gear…

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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