From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On 6-25-00, at Ardmore, OK at approximately 14 central time, an experimental tf 51 was test flown by privacy data omitted. During this initial test flight of this aircraft after manufacture, the pilot reported a rise in oil temperature, with "popping and backfiring" when power was increased. The pilot was unable to successfully make the intended landing strip due to lacking power, landing short, in a wet field. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the landing gear, and major damage to the propeller only. M or d will follow when cause is detemined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 6-25-00, AT ARDMORE, OK AT APPROXIMATELY 14 CENTRAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL TF 51 WAS TEST FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DAT^. DURING THIS INITIAL TEST FLIGHT OF THIS AIRCRAFT AFTER MANUFACTURE, THE PILOT REPORTED A RISE IN OIL TEMPERATURE, WITH "POPPING AND BACKFIRING" WHEN POWER WAS INCREASED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE THE INTENDED LANDING STRIP DUE TO LACKING POWER, LANDING SHORT, IN A WET FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER ONLY. M OR D WILL FOLLOW WHEN CAUSE IS DETEMINED.
Other reports on N51HL · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.