# Accident 19980227002209A: Doug A4D, Fort Worth, TX, February 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1998, 11:50 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9809° N, 97.3095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9809&lon=-97.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21NB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21NB-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burchinal I N A4D-2 (registry code 05613QG, https://openairdocs.org/model/burchinal-i-n-a4d-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright J65-W series (registry code 67039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-j65-w-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG A4D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980227002209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE SINGLE SEAT MILITARY VINTAGE JET AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A RUNWAY OVERRRUN, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 34R, AT THE FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED THE HE WAS DESCENDING ON A DOWNWIND LEG AT MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL WHEN THE 'UTILITY FAILURE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  THE PILOT EXTENDED THE GEAR UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND EXECUTED A ZERO FLAP LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY WHEN THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SURGE, WHICH INCREASED THE AIRPLANE'S AIRSPEED.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN A 12-FOOT-DEEP EMBANKMENT, WHERE IT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, 25 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FORM THE RIGHT WING ROOT.                                                                        (-23) ON FEBRUARY 27, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:55 A.M. CST, THE PILOT OF AN A4D-2 AIRCRAFT, N21NB, DECLARED A TOTAL SYSTEMS FAILURE AND WAS GIVEN CLE ARANCE BY THE MEACHAM AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34R. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW98LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA134), Feb 27, 1998: Burchinal A4D-2 (N21NB), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total hydraulic system failure for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N21NB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881021063509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021063509I), Oct 21, 1988: Doug A4D (N21NB), Sherman-Denison, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Came to rest on belly. Pilot stated he did not properly lower gear handle.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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