# Accident 20041013024069A: Murray Frank H DA5B, Odessa, TX, October 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2004, 12:55 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9206° N, 102.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9206&lon=-102.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1002W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1002W-2012-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murray Frank H DA5B (registry code 05614KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/murray-frank-h-da5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041013024069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA005), Oct 13, 2004: Murray DA5B (N1002W), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N1002W (1)

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

- [Accident 20080821842999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080821842999A), Aug 21, 2008: Amtr DA5B (N1002W), Odessa, TX, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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