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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer SNJ-5 · Torrington, WY · September 19, 2005

Date: September 19, 2005 · 18:30 local
Place: Torrington, WY
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N212TC
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA143
Reported as: Namer SNJ5
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N212TCRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 12141732 · Built 1944 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During the descent for landing the engine failed, this caused the engine to seize. During the emergency landing the aircraft struck a berm in the field, tearing off the right landing gear and causing damage to both wings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING THE ENGINE FAILED, THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM IN THE FIELD, TEARING OFF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.

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 DEN05LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTorrington, WYfailure of the #7 connecting rod, causing engine seizure. A contributing factor was the berm.Sep 19, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N212TC · 1

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

Accident 20090709012199AManeuver · Simla, CO(-23) On July 9, 2009 at about 1300 MDT, the ATP rated pilot of N212TC, and SNJ-5 was practicing aerobatics near Simla, Colorado, and apparently lost control and spun into the ground, resulting in a post-flight fire and fatal injuries.Jul 9, 2009 · Destroyed · 1 fatal