# Accident 20000717012879A: Amtr LONGEZE, Farmington, NM, July 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2000, 13:53 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7508° N, 108.1806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7508&lon=-108.1806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spencer Gary/Charlene LONG EZE (registry code 0569082, https://openairdocs.org/model/spencer-gary-charlene-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZE
- Reported engine: AMTR SVO360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717012879A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN00LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA132), Jul 17, 2000: Spencer Long EZE (N51EZ), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the coolant recovery system, resulting in overheating of the engine. A factor was the soft ground on which the forced landing was made.

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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