# Accident 20020410007179A: April 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2002, 08:00 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410007179A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON APRIL 10, 2002, ABOUT 0800 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN UNREGISTERED, EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT COX SABRE SKYRANGER, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING AT GILA BEND, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE PRIVATE PILOT, SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS PASSENGER, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED GILA BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MOMENTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT, THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED TO THE WEST FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY IS ORIENTED 040/220 DEGREES, ACCORDING TO THE SOUTHWEST U.S. AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY. ABOUT 150 TO 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND (AGL), THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND A FORCED LANDING ENSUED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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