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FAA incident report · Rhnflu EA300L · Dallas, TX · November 24, 2002

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Date
November 24, 2002 · 13:11 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Addison Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73EX
Reported as
Rhnflu EA300L
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total60 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated he was on approximately 1 mile final, #2 for landing at Addison Airport when he noticed a loss of engine power. Due to the congested area and limited landing areas he immediately adjusted his glide to a golf driving range, established a glide and quickly performed some trouble shooting. When the engine did not recover he initiated an emergency landing on the driving range. On rollout acft encountered a drainage ditch approx 2 ft deep. Main gear contacted the opposite edge of the ditch approx 6 inches below the crest. This sheared the landing gear and propeller blades. No other damage was evident with the aircraft. Pilot suffered a slight cut on his hand. Fuel tanks and fuel bowl were inspected for fuel. Two of three tanks had fuel as did the fuel bowl located at the lowest point on the firewall. Pilot stated the fuel controller had been removed and returned to the company for recalibration the week prior. Pilot made a forced landing, initial ground contact was approx. 150 feet from final acft resting place. Pictures indicate right main landing gear had substantial side loading as pilot steered acft clear of 60 pole on right side of acft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS ON APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FINAL, #2 FOR LANDING AT ADDISON AIRPORT WHEN HE NOTICED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DUE TO THE CONGESTED AREA AND LIMITED LANDING AREAS HE IMMEDIATELY ADJUSTED HIS GLIDE TO A GOLF DRIVING RANGE, ESTABLISHED A GLIDE AND QUICKLY PERFORMED SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING. WHEN THE ENGINE DID NOT RECOVER HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE DRIVING RANGE. ON ROLLOUT ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROX 2 FT DEEP. MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE OPPOSITE EDGE OF THE DITCH APPROX 6 INCHES BELOW THE CREST. THIS SHEARED THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER BLADES. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SUFFERED A SLIGHT CUT ON HIS HAND. FUEL TANKS AND FUEL BOWL WERE INSPECTED FOR FUEL. TWO OF THREE TANKS HAD FUEL AS DID THE FUEL BOWL LOCATED AT THE LOWEST POINT ON THE FIREWALL. PILOT STATED THE FUEL CONTROLLER HAD BEEN REMOVED AND RETURNED TO THE COMPANY FOR RECALIBRATION THE WEEK PRIOR. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING, INITIAL GROUND CONTACT WAS APPROX. 150 FEET FROM FINAL ACFT RESTING PLACE. PICTURES INDICATE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD SUBSTANTIAL SIDE LOADING AS PILOT STEERED ACFT CLEAR OF 60 POLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF ACFT.