# Accident 20030703036759A: Namer P51D, Jerome, ID, July 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jerome, ID
- Airport: Jerome County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7167° N, 114.4619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7167&lon=-114.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2869D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2869D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (registry code 6402304, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030703036759A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA03LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA202), Jul 3, 2003: North American P-51D (N2869D), Jerome, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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