# Accident 20000325023559A: Amtr WARDACRO, Beasley, TX, March 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Beasley, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4909° N, 95.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4909&lon=-95.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79RW-2005-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ward Ray WARD ACRO (registry code 05605GJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-ray-ward-acro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WARDACRO
- Reported engine: AMTR CHEVYV8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000325023559A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT ON A LOCAL TEST FLIGHT. AFTER A 20 MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND 'CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO GLIDE DOWN TO 1,000 FEET PATTERN ALTITUDE TO LAND.  AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, OPENED THROTTLE-ENGINE WAS DEAD.'  HE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A GRAIN FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A ROAD, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS POWERED BY A 520-HORSEPOWER CHEVROLET V-8 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE, HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 6.1 HOURS.  NO FURTHER EXAMINATION WAS CONDUCTED.                                                           (.19)ON MARCH 25, 2000, AT 1430 CST, A WARD ACRO EXPERIEMNTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE.  N79RW, NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT THE WARD AIRPARK AIRPORT, NEAR BEASLEY, TEXAS.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND BUILDER OF THE SINGLE-SEAT AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE RETARED THE THROT TLE TO IDLE AND ENTERED A DESCENT. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD PWER TO TERMINATE THE DESCENT, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE ENSUING FORCE LANDING.  THA FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, REPORTED THAT THE RUDDER WAS BENT, AND THE ENGINE MOUNT AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE,WHICH WAS POWERED BY A 540-HORSEPOWER CHEVROLET V8 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE, AND ACCUMULATED A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 6.1 HOURS.

## 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 FTW00LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA106), Mar 25, 2000: Ward Acro (N79RW), Beasley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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