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FAA accident report · Cndair T-33 · Canyon Country, CA · November 2, 2003

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Date
November 2, 2003 · 15:55 local
Place
Canyon Country, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N99192
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA034
Reported as
Cndair T33
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce NENE*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,399 total259 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N99192Registration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Canadair T-33S/N 21118 · Built 1953Airframe modelCanadair T-33Engine modelRolls-Royce NENETurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft impacted into mobile home park in a near vertical wings level attitude. Aircraft was destroyed/melted beyond recognition due to high energy impact and post impact fire. Jet fuel was present on the ground, photos taken immediately after impact show the fire to be very large consuming the aircraft, two mobile homes and two cars. Due to the severe destruction of the aircraft it was impossible to verify flight control continuity. The nose section and cockpits from the wing leading edges forward were up to 6' under original impact ground level, all cockpit instruments were totally destroyed. Only small pieces of wreckage were scattered through the mobile home park with a maximum fall out area of 75 yards. Only a small portion of the aft tail section was recognizable. The engine was generally in one piece with the front compressor housing and most of the accessories broken off. Post accident site engine tear down with the NTSB, FAA, and engine manufacturer found the inter-connect shaft from the compressor to the turbine section severely twisted, indicating the engine was turning and producing power upon impact. All the witnesses that saw the aircraft prior to impact stated that the first thing that drew their attention to the aircraft while in flight was the loud jet engine noise. All witnesses indicated that just prior to impact, it was very low and "wallowing through the air" then it "rolled upside down, and nose dived into the ground" making the loud noise all the way to impact."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO MOBILE HOME PARK IN A NEAR VERTICAL WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED/MELTED BEYOND RECOGNITION DUE TO HIGH ENERGY IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE. JET FUEL WAS PRESENT ON THE GROUND, PHOTOS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT SHOW THE FIRE TO BE VERY LARGE CONSUMING THE AIRCRAFT, TWO MOBILE HOMES AND TWO CARS. DUE TO THE SEVERE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY. THE NOSE SECTION AND COCKPITS FROM THE WING LEADING EDGES FORWARD WERE UP TO 6' UNDER ORIGINAL IMPACT GROUND LEVEL, ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED. ONLY SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE WERE SCATTERED THROUGH THE MOBILE HOME PARK WITH A MAXIMUM FALL OUT AREA OF 75 YARDS. ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE AFT TAIL SECTION WAS RECOGNIZABLE. THE ENGINE WAS GENERALLY IN ONE PIECE WITH THE FRONT COMPRESSOR HOUSING AND MOST OF THE ACCESSORIES BROKEN OFF. POST ACCIDENT SITE ENGINE TEAR DOWN WITH THE NTSB, FAA, AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER FOUND THE INTER-CONNECT SHAFT FROM THE COMPRESSOR TO THE TURBINE SECTION SEVERELY TWISTED, INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS TURNING AND PRODUCING POWER UPON IMPACT. ALL THE WITNESSES THAT SAW THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT STATED THAT THE FIRST THING THAT DREW THEIR ATTENTION TO THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN FLIGHT WAS THE LOUD JET ENGINE NOISE. ALL WITNESSES INDICATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT, IT WAS VERY LOW AND "WALLOWING THROUGH THE AIR" THEN IT "ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN, AND NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND" MAKING THE LOUD NOISE ALL THE WAY TO IMPACT."

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 LAX04LA034Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Clarita, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during low altitude maneuvers.Nov 2, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N99192 · 1

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

Incident 19950821035859IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Cut Bank, MTNormal rotation. Raised gear but settled to rwy. Skidded onto grass. Lifted off. Tip tanks ruptured. Landed gear upAug 21, 1995 · Minor damage