What happened
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(-23) A long eze, N51EZ piloted byprivacy data omitteddeparted rwy 25 at Farmington, NM airport at approx 1350 local time on July 17, 2000 when the engine became overheated andprivacy data omitteddeclared an emergency and turned back to the airport and attempted to land on runway 5. The a/c landed in the safety zone short of the runway, the main gear collapsed and a/c skidded to a stop.privacy data omittedStated that he shut down the engine prior to landing. (.4) when the pilot started the engine, he noticed the coolant temperature was 'slightly warm.' During taxi, coolant temperature increased. The pilot used full power for the high density altitude takeoff from runway 25. The engine overheated, the coolant recovery system failed, and steam entered the cockpit. The rear seat passenger was burned on the hip and back, thought there was a fire, and told the pilot to shut down the engine. The airplane was at an altitude of 700 feet. He secured the engine, turned the airplane around, and glided towards the airport. He declared an emergency, and was cleared to land on runway 5. A water hose broke at this time, and the steam dissipated. The airplane landed on airport property but with the nose la nding gear retracted. When the airplane contacted soft dirt the main landing gear was torn off, and it skidded 200 feet, crossed a taxiway, and skidded another 200 feet before coming to a halt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A LONG EZE, N51EZ PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OM^DEPARTED RWY 25 AT FARMINGTON, NM AIRPORT AT APPROX 1350 LOCAL TIME ON JULY 17, 2000 WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME OVERHEATED AND^PRIVACY DAT^DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5. THE A/C LANDED IN THE SAFETY ZONE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND A/C SKIDDED TO A STOP.^PRIVACY DA^STATED THAT HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE PRIOR TO LANDING. (.4) WHEN THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE, HE NOTICED THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS 'SLIGHTLY WARM.' DURING TAXI, COOLANT TEMPERATURE INCREASED. THE PILOT USED FULL POWER FOR THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 25. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE COOLANT RECOVERY SYSTEM FAILED, AND STEAM ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS BURNED ON THE HIP AND BACK, THOUGHT THERE WAS A FIRE, AND TOLD THE PILOT TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 700 FEET. HE SECURED THE ENGINE, TURNED THE AIRPLANE AROUND, AND GLIDED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5. A WATER HOSE BROKE AT THIS TIME, AND THE STEAM DISSIPATED. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY BUT WITH THE NOSE LA NDING GEAR RETRACTED. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED SOFT DIRT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF, AND IT SKIDDED 200 FEET, CROSSED A TAXIWAY, AND SKIDDED ANOTHER 200 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A HALT.
NTSB investigation
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