# Accident 20050530008539A: AVERYWASP, Denison, TX, May 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2005, 12:05 local time
- Place: Denison, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9833° N, 96.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9833&lon=-96.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108RA-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avery Rodger D AVERY WASP (registry code 05619BS, https://openairdocs.org/model/avery-rodger-d-avery-wasp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVERYWASP
- Reported engine: NIMBUS103
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 358 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050530008539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED-OFF FROM A FIELD AREA LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT GOT APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET AIRBORNE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WENT INTO IDLE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE LIFT-OFF SITE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE STREET AREA APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE TAKE-OFF AREA. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DFW05CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA142), May 30, 2005: Westland Wasp (N108RA), Denison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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