# Incident 20000625034589I: Amtr FEWTF51, Ardmore, OK, June 25, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Mini Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51HL-2003-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Long Earl H FEW TF-51 (registry code 05604EJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/long-earl-h-few-tf-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FEWTF51
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,200 total, 10 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625034589I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Accident 20020416009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416009269A), Apr 16, 2002: Amtr FEWTF51 (N51HL), Mountainview, MO, No damage. (-23) Pilot was enroute from rogers, ar to Mt. Vernon, IL at 7,500' MSL when the engine began to run rough, and the aircraft lost altitude. His GPS showed…
- [Incident 20010720020039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720020039I), Jul 20, 2001: Amtr FEWTF51 (N51HL), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On July 20, 2001, an experimental aircraft, an few tf 51, N51HL, sustined minor damage upon landing at Ardmore, Oklahoma, Downtown executive airport.…

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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