# Accident 19981007029049A: Amtr TEENIE2, Abilene, TX, October 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4506° N, 99.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4506&lon=-99.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5576, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5576-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson TEENIE TWO (registry code 0562495, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-teenie-two) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TEENIE2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981007029049A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.(.19) ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, AT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WILSON TEENIE TWO EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N5576, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ABILENE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ELMDALE AIRPARK AIRPORT, ABILENE, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN TO "RUN ROUGH," AND THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A PLOWED FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO A HANGAR AT THE ELMDALE AIRPARK AIRPORT PRIOR TO THE FAA INSPECTOR'S ARRIVAL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE FUSELAGE WAS BENT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE SEPARATED, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGED, AND THE VERTICAL FIN'S SKIN WAS WRINKLED NEAR THE FUSELAGE ATTACHING POINT.                                                         (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED NORMAL TAKEOFF THEN LOST RPM ON CLIMB OUT AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE 180 DEGREE TURN FOR RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD APPROX 3/4 MILE NORTH OF THE ELMDALE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE PILOT INDICATED DURING AN INTERVIEW THAT CARBURETOR ICING MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER.

## 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 FTW99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA011), Oct 7, 1998: Wilson Teenie TWO (N5576), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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