# Accident 20010804021519A: Hauck Dennis J MOFFRA P-13, Linden, IN, August 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Linden, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1890° N, 86.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1890&lon=-86.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6408W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6408W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hauck Dennis J MOFFRA P-13 (registry code 05607SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hauck-dennis-j-moffra-p-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804021519A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI01LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA260), Aug 4, 2001: Hauck Moffra P-13 (N6408W), Linden, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was the rough/uneven terrain condition encountered during the landing.

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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