# Accident 19981130032359A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Carrizozo, NM, November 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1998, 08:00 local time
- Place: Carrizozo, NM
- Airport: Carrizozo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5406° N, 105.5910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5406&lon=-105.5910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2PE-1999-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,346 total, 1,921 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981130032359A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKE-OFF AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 30, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 0805 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A RYAN, NAVION-A, N2PE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AFTER AN EMERGENCY DESCENT NEAR CARRIZOZO, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THE PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. (.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS 'STRONG' DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  HE SAID THAT SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE ENGINE SPUTTERED ONCE, AND THEN QUIT.  HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED PLANT ROOTS DURING THE LANDING ROLL.  A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NAVION ASSOCIATION SAID THAT IF A PILOT ATTEMPTS A TAKEOFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON ONE OF THE TIP TANKS, THE ENGINE WILL QUIT SOON AFTER TAKEOFF.  THE POH DIRECTS THE PILOT TO TAKEOFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON A MAIN FUEL TANK.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE DURING THE TAKEOF F ROLL. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE IDENTIFIED WITH THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 0805 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A RYAN, NAVION-A, N2PE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AFTER AN EMERGENCY DESCENT NEAR CARRIZOZO, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THE PILOT LOST ENGINE  POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF.

## 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 DEN99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA022), Nov 30, 1998: Ryan Navion A (N2PE), Carrizozo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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