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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Murray Frank H DA5B · Odessa, TX · October 13, 2004

Date: October 13, 2004 · 12:55 local
Place: Odessa, TX
Airport: Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1002W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA005
Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 134 total

N1002WRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 2012 · Murray Frank H DA5BS/N 06 · Built 2004 Airframe modelMurray Frank H DA5B Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 13, 2004, Mr. Frank henry murray, private pilot #450408837, was performing high speed taxi tests on his DA-5 experimental aircraft on runway 20 at the Odessa Schlemeyer airport, in Odessa, Texas. The aircraft became airborne during one of the high speed taxi tests. The pilot attempted a landing on runway 20. The pilot stated the aircraft bounced hard and porpoised before it ran off the south side of the runway and into the grass. The nose wheel sheared off and the nose strut impacted the ground and caused the aircraft to flip upside down. The 76 year old pilot received minor injuries (broken nose) and was later released from the hospital. The aircraft was substantially damaged when the vertical fin struck the ground as the aircraft went inverted. The accident occurred at approximately 1255 CDT, approximately. METAR kmaf 131753Z 00000KT 10SM clr 22/14 A2997.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2004, MR. FRANK HENRY MURRAY, PRIVATE PILOT #450408837, WAS PERFORMING HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS ON HIS DA-5 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 20 AT THE ODESSA SCHLEMEYER AIRPORT, IN ODESSA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE DURING ONE OF THE HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 20. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD AND PORPOISED BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND THE NOSE STRUT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. THE 76 YEAR OLD PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES (BROKEN NOSE) AND WAS LATER RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE VERTICAL FIN STRUCK THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 CDT, APPROXIMATELY. METAR KMAF 131753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A2997.

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 DFW05CA005Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportOdessa, TXThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for landing.Oct 13, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1002W · 1

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

Accident 20080821842999AForced/Precautionary Landing · Odessa, TX(-23) At 0800 local time, [privacy data omitted] in N1002W, a DA5B experimental aircraft, he completed building in 2004, was cruising to monahans,Texas. He had completed climb-out from Odessa, Texas (odo) and encountered turbulence. The vibration caused the…Aug 21, 2008 · Substantial damage