Taylor Smith WITMAN W-10 N90TS
11 April 2000 · Riverside, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 April 2000 at about 17:30 local time, a Taylor Smith WITMAN W-10 registered N90TS was involved in an accident near Riverside, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Riverside, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flabob (RIR)
- Coordinates
- 33.9895, -117.4406
- Aircraft
- Taylor Smith WITMAN W-10
- Registration
- N90TS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA150
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to recover from a bounced landing resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with a fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot made a 3-point landing, then bounced back into the air. He added power and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane departed the runway and collided with a fence running parallel to the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-30 | Davis, California, United States | Travis AFB Aeroclub | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Cessna 150H | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2000 | Cessna 182L | Coulterville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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