# Accident 20050919021299A: Namer SNJ5, Torrington, WY, September 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Torrington, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0742° N, 104.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0742&lon=-104.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050919021299A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN05LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA143), Sep 19, 2005: North American SNJ-5 (N212TC), Torrington, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the #7 connecting rod, causing engine seizure. A contributing factor was the berm.

## Other reports on N212TC (1)

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

- [Accident 20090709012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090709012199A), Jul 9, 2009: Namer SNJ5 (N212TC), Simla, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-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…

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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