# Accident 19980906035439A: Amtr TE1, Alamogordo, NM, September 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1998, 10:35 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8808° N, 105.9502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8808&lon=-105.9502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6EZ-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jobes Harry W TE-1 (registry code 05609PM, https://openairdocs.org/model/jobes-harry-w-te-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TE1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 6 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980906035439A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A JOBE'S TE-1, N6EZ, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WHITE SANDS REGIONAL AIRPORT, ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS FROM RUNWAY 21 WHEN HE LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKE-OFF AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. (.4) THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASES THE AIRPLANE (6 HOURS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL, TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 118 HOURS) AND WAS DEPARTING ALAMOGORDO (ELEVATION 4,197 FEET; DENSITY ALTITUDE 6,741) FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP HOME TO CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A 'LONG ENGINE RUN-UP' AND THAT THE AIRPLANE 'LOST POWER RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF'. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 480 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY IN ROUGH, HIGH VEGATATED TERRAIN. THE TAKEOFF HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED AT A WEIGHT OF 1,431 POUNDS, AND THE DESIGNER RECOMMENDED A MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF 1,325  POUNDS. THE ENGINE WAS 29 YEARS OLD WITH NUMEROUS TIME PERIODS OF STORAGE WITH NO DOCUMENTATION OF PRESERVATION OR OVERHAUL ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AT THE FACTORY AND THE PISTONS REVEALED WORN RINGS, HEAVY BLOW-BY SIGNATURES, AND SCUFFING ON THE PISTON SKIRTS. THE #3 PISTON HAD A RECORD OF LOW COMPRESSION AND EXHIBITED BLACK CARBON DEPOSITS ON TOP. (-23) AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT EXCEEDED THE WEIGHT RECOMMENDED FOR LOW TIME PILOT. PILOT DID NOT UNDERSTAND DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE PENALTIES THAT COULD AFFECT THE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT. SO WHEN PILOT COULD NOT ACHIEVE WHAT HE EXPECTED WAS NORMAL PERFORMANCE, HE TRIED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT TO LAND, WHEN HE BANKED TO LEFT HE LOST LIFT WHICH STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND WHEN HE TRIED TO RECOVER, HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW98LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA385), Sep 6, 1998: Jobe'S TE-1 (N6EZ), Alamogordo, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper maintenance procedures (failure to preserve the engine during numerous storage periods over 30 days) and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. Factors were the pilot's lack…

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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