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FAA accident report · Namer P-51D · Jerome, ID · July 3, 2003

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Date
July 3, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place
Jerome, ID
Airport
Jerome County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2869D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA03LA202
Reported as
Namer P51D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total450 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N2869DRegistered now · North American/Aero Classics P-51DS/N 44-84390 · Built 1944Airframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51DEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot did not report this accident. It was found through routine surveillance by an FAA inspector on December 3, 2003. The aircraft is undergoing repair in a repair facility on the Jerome airport. The pilot will not respond to any questions about this event. Witnesses are few but what has been learned is that the aircraft lost power after a short flight from the Jerome airport. Evidently, the pilot did not properly manage the controls to the cooling system and the engine overheated. When the engine quit or lost power, the pilot tried to land back at the Jerome airport but landed short of the runway. Damage was to the underside of the aircraft and the left wing was destroyed. In a conversation between the pilot and the NTSB investigator which was witnessed by an FAA inspector, the pilot would not even say what date and time the accident occurred. The date of July 3, 2003 seems to be the date remembered most by the crew that helped recover the aircraft. All aircraft and pilot records have been requested but have not been received as of the date of this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT. IT WAS FOUND THROUGH ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR ON DECEMBER 3, 2003. THE AIRCRAFT IS UNDERGOING REPAIR IN A REPAIR FACILITY ON THE JEROME AIRPORT. THE PILOT WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EVENT. WITNESSES ARE FEW BUT WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED IS THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT FROM THE JEROME AIRPORT. EVIDENTLY, THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY MANAGE THE CONTROLS TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT OR LOST POWER, THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND BACK AT THE JEROME AIRPORT BUT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING WAS DESTROYED. IN A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR WHICH WAS WITNESSED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WOULD NOT EVEN SAY WHAT DATE AND TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DATE OF JULY 3, 2003 SEEMS TO BE THE DATE REMEMBERED MOST BY THE CREW THAT HELPED RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. ALL AIRCRAFT AND PILOT RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BUT HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA03LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJerome, IDThe malfunction of the cooling system pressure relief valve and the pilot's failure to follow procedures. An engine over temperature, a coolant leak as a result of a relief valve failure, an obstructed windshield which was covered with coolant fluid, and an…Jul 3, 2003 · Substantial damage