# Accident 20050709016299A: Namer P51D, Tarkio, MO, July 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2005, 10:20 local time
- Place: Tarkio, MO
- Airport: Gould Peterson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4458° N, 95.3628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4458&lon=-95.3628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10607, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10607) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American P-51D (registry code 6402319, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16509A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709016299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TARKIO, MISSOURI (K57), ENROUTE TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (LNK). PILOT STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, THE "ENGINE QUIT COLD." A GEAR-UP LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A FIELD SOUTH OF RUNWAY 18, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO LNK FOR REPAIR AND TEARDOWN EVALUATION OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 CHI05LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA177), Jul 9, 2005: North American P-51D (N10607), Tarkio, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

## Other reports on N10607 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850914044879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914044879A), Sep 14, 1985: Namer P51D (N10607), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during rollout in gusty crosswind. Aircraft went up on nose after wing lifted on rollout.

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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