20010804021519A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Hauck Dennis J MOFFRA P-13 · Linden, IN · August 4, 2001

Date
August 4, 2001 · 10:00 local
Place
Linden, IN
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6408W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA260

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was completing his third flight of the day and was returning to wilkins strip. During the descent to pattern altitude at approximately 1 1/2 miles south of the airport, the engine stopped running. The pilot turned on the carburetor heat and completed the emergency checklist. The engine would start to power up and then it would stop running. The pilot set up for an emergency landing in a bean field. The engine would bump, like it was trying to start again, but the engine did not come on. During the emergency landing the aircraft bounced to do to the rough field conditions. The pilot was unable to keep the aircraft from landing nose down on the second touch down. The propeller hit the ground and the aircraft rolled over on its back. The passenger received a minor cut on his forehead and did not require any medical attention. The aircraft received substantial damage during the landing in rough terrain. (.19) on August 4, 2001, at 1045 eastern standard time, a hauck moffra P-13, N6408W, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it nosed-over during landing roll following a forced landing to an agricult ural field near crawfordsville, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and his single passenger did not report any injuries. The local flight departed the crawfordsville municipal airport, crawfordsville, Indiana, at exact time unknown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND WAS RETURNING TO WILKINS STRIP. DURING THE DESCENT TO PATTERN ALTITUDE AT APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE ENGINE WOULD START TO POWER UP AND THEN IT WOULD STOP RUNNING. THE PILOT SET UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. THE ENGINE WOULD BUMP, LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT COME ON. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TO DO TO THE ROUGH FIELD CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM LANDING NOSE DOWN ON THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN. THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. (.19) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, AT 1045 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HAUCK MOFFRA P-13, N6408W, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED-OVER DURING LANDING ROLL FOLLOWING A FORCED LANDING TO AN AGRICULT URAL FIELD NEAR CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE CRAWFORDSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, AT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.