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| Date: | Sunday 7 September 2003 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Ret Butler Communications Corp. |
| Registration: | N455RT |
| MSN: | 0018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 311 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R755B2W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taos, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Fe Airport, NM (SAF/KSAF) |
| Taos Airport, NM (TSM/KSKX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after completing a "wheel landing" on runway 04, the airplane began to "fishtail." As he applied rudder control, the airplane's right wing dipped and the right main landing gear departed the right side of the runway. When he applied go-around power, the airplane departed the right side of the runway, and struck a ditch.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in the subsequent ground loop/swerve and impact with the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA151
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 06:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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