What happened
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(.19) On November 28, 1999, about 1156 hours mountain standard time, a lewis stewart S-51, N151L, experienced a total loss of enigne power while maneuvering near the Eagle Roost airpark, Aguila, Arizona. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 of the federal aviation regulations. The pilot made a forced landing in an open field and impacted rough terrain. The experimental, homebuilt airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, which originated from the airpark about 1045. The maricopa county sheriff's department reported that during the pilot's flight in his conventional gear airplane., the pilot broadcast that he was experiencing difficulty extending one of the main landing gear. The pilot circled the area burning off fuel. While maneuvering, all engine power was lost. The pilot made a forced landing on soft dirt terrain and impacted berms, about 1 mile east of the uncontrolled Airstrip. A neighbor of the pilot reported that this was the first time the pilot had flown his airplane following its construction. (-23) lost engine power, one main gear did not fully extend before pilot made a forced landing in an open field & impacted rough terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999, ABOUT 1156 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A LEWIS STEWART S-51, N151L, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENIGNE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR THE EAGLE ROOST AIRPARK, AGUILA, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AND IMPACTED ROUGH TERRAIN. THE EXPERIMENTAL, HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPARK ABOUT 1045. THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT DURING THE PILOT'S FLIGHT IN HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE., THE PILOT BROADCAST THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY EXTENDING ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT CIRCLED THE AREA BURNING OFF FUEL. WHILE MANEUVERING, ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON SOFT DIRT TERRAIN AND IMPACTED BERMS, ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP. A NEIGHBOR OF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD FLOWN HIS AIRPLANE FOLLOWING ITS CONSTRUCTION. (-23) LOST ENGINE POWER, ONE MAIN GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND BEFORE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD & IMPACTED ROUGH TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
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