# Accident 19990723009629A: Boeing A75L3, Fort Worth, TX, July 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1999
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Spinks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5290° N, 97.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5290&lon=-97.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59646, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59646) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L3 (registry code 1380102, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009629A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AT GOLF COURSE, CLIMB OUT REDUCED POWER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURN, LOST POWER, LANDED ON TOP OF GOLF CART. (.19) ON JULY 23, 1999, AT 1115 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING A75L3 AIRPLANE, N59646, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A GOLF CART AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM SPINKS AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS, A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A PRIVATE PILOT, WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE DRIVER OF THE GOLF CART SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT'S INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS. DURING INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE TWO PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY MADE A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SPINKS AIRPORT, REFUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 19.3 GALLONS OF 100LL AVIATION FUEL, AND THEN PERFORMED SEVERAL MORE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  WITH THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT, AT THE CONTROLS, THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE WITH THE SMOKE SYSTEM ON.  WHEN THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 50 TO 100 FEET AGL, THE PRIVATE PILOT TURNED LEFT TO AN EASTERLY HEADING. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING AND USED HAND SIGNALS TO COMMUNICATE HIS OBSERVATION TO THE PRIVATE PILOT.  THE PRIVATE PILOT THEN TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FAIRWAY OF THE SOUTHERN OAKS GOLF COURSE.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SHORT OF THE FAIRWAY, IMPACTED A MOVING GOLF CART, STRUCK A CURB, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE FAIRWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED, AND THE UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT WINGS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.              (-23)ON 07/26/1999, AT 1115 LOCAL TIME, A BOEING MODEL B-75-A75L3, REGISTRATION NUMBER N59646, OWNED BY ROBERT RANDALL ROBINSON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  .  INVERTED ON TOUCHDOWN DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON SOUTHERN OAKS GOLF COURSE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON A PLEAUSRE FLIGHT.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE FLIGHT CREW WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, ON 07/26/1999 AT 0900 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 FTW99LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA198), Jul 23, 1999: Boeing A75L3 (N59646), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. 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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