19880502027979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univac GC-1B · Pipe Creek, TX · May 2, 1988

Date
May 2, 1988 · 15:50 local
Place
Pipe Creek, TX
Airport
Freedom Springs Ranch
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80799
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88LA095
Reported as
Univac GC1B
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,153 total750 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rough engine on climbout. Dragged a wing and cartwheeled trying to land on airport. Fuel pump had failed.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED TRYING TO LAND ON AIRPORT. FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.