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FAA accident report · Amtr LONG-EZ · Huntsville, TX · November 25, 2004

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Date
November 25, 2004 · 16:30 local
Place
Huntsville, TX
Airport
Huntsville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N234BW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05LA025
Reported as
Amtr Longez
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total170 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N234BWRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Wingo Bruce LONG-EZS/N 240 · Built 1984Airframe modelWingo Bruce LONG-EZEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was enroute from lufkin (lfk) to college station (cll) descending from 5500 feet to 4500 feet when the engine in his long-ez, N234BW quit. The pilot privacy data omitted executed an off-airport landing approximately 20 miles NE of Huntsville, Texas (uts) airport, near ellis farm road at the Texas department of corrections, ellis unit. The aircraft came down to rest upside down in an extremely muddy field, trapping the pilot, who was the sole occupant. The pilot privacy data omitted used his cell phone to call for help. The aircraft was located by triangulation from the cell phone company and the use of dps helicopter which located the ELT signal. The pilot privacy data omitted was taken to a local hospital for minor wounds and treatment for being cold and wet. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The fixed landing gear was twisted within the lower fuselage, the right wing was separated from the aircraft, the forward wing (canard) was dislodged and the canopy shattered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ENROUTE FROM LUFKIN (LFK) TO COLLEGE STATION (CLL) DESCENDING FROM 5500 FEET TO 4500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE IN HIS LONG-EZ, N234BW QUIT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ EXECUTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NE OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (UTS) AIRPORT, NEAR ELLIS FARM ROAD AT THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ELLIS UNIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN AN EXTREMELY MUDDY FIELD, TRAPPING THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ USED HIS CELL PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY TRIANGULATION FROM THE CELL PHONE COMPANY AND THE USE OF DPS HELICOPTER WHICH LOCATED THE ELT SIGNAL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MINOR WOUNDS AND TREATMENT FOR BEING COLD AND WET. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FIXED LANDING GEAR WAS TWISTED WITHIN THE LOWER FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE FORWARD WING (CANARD) WAS DISLODGED AND THE CANOPY SHATTERED.

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 DFW05LA025Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuntsville, TXLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for landing.Nov 25, 2004 · Substantial damage