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NTSB
Identification: MIA01LA019
Accident occurred OCT-27-00 at KEY WEST, FL
Aircraft: Waco UPF-7, registration: N32049
Injuries: 1 Minor, 2 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain
errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final
report has been completed.
On October 27, 2000, about 1534 eastern daylight time, a Waco UPF-7,
N32049, registered to and operated by Island Aero Tours, turned over
inverted when control was lost during landing roll at Key West
International Airport, Key West, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part
91 sightseeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the
time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial
damage and the commercial-rated pilot and one passenger was not injured.
One passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated from Key
West, the same day, about 1500. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector
that he had made 10-11 landings on this date, in the same wind
conditions, a 10-12 knot crosswind from the left and even at one point
landing and taking off while three women appeared completely nude on the
shoulder of the runway jumping up and down while waving and wearing only
shoes. During landing rollout on runway 9, as the aircraft got slow, it
suddenly veered sharply to the left. The right wing went down and
contacted the runway and the aircraft nosed over the right wing and
nose, coming to rest inverted.
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