# Incident 20020716023749I: Namer P51D, Ardmore, OK, July 16, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2002, 11:20 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Mini Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51K-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fighter Escort Wings P-51D (registry code 05618YT, https://openairdocs.org/model/fighter-escort-wings-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716023749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TEST FLYING AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 FEET OVER ARDMORE AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT TRIED RESTARTING AND ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE PILOT, AFTER NOTIFYING ARDMORE TOWER THAT HE HAD TO LAND AND UPON EXTENDING THE GEAR, ONE OF THE MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT COULD NOT MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR SO PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE DONE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE AND GEAR FAILURE AND WILL SUBMIT M OR D REPORT.

## Other reports on N51K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19941110046559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941110046559A), Nov 10, 1994: Namer P51D (N51K), Seymour, TX, Substantial damage. Loud pop power loss. Landing gear collapsed landing rough terrain. Prop speed control unit failed.
- [Incident 19930722031779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722031779I), Jul 22, 1993: Namer P51D (N51K), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. Lights indicated all gears were extended. Main gear not down. Landed main gear up.

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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