# Accident 20060411007789A: Eldredge Kevin NXT, Glenwood, NM, April 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2006, 10:50 local time
- Place: Glenwood, NM
- Airport: Glenwood-Catron County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3528° N, 108.8672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3528&lon=-108.8672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42XT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eldredge Kevin NXT (registry code 05615PG, https://openairdocs.org/model/eldredge-kevin-nxt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060411007789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 11, 2006 AT 1050 HOURS MDST, AN EXPERIMENTAL NXT, N42XT REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER ENCOUNTERING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT LAS CRUCES AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN06LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA058), Apr 11, 2006: Eldredge NXT (N42XT), Glenwood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the partial failure of the crankcase nose seal for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the pilot's diminished visibility during the forced landing due to…

## Other reports on N42XT (2)

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

- [Incident 20130407006039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130407006039I), Apr 7, 2013: Eldredge Kevin NXT (N42XT), Simmesport, LA, Minor damage. After 1.5 hours out of denton TX. At low power cruise setting at altitude 11.5K engine began to run rough. Pilot realized engine would not continue to make…
- [Incident 20050902020119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050902020119I), Sep 2, 2005: NXT (N42XT), San Luis Obisp, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During phase one of test flying the left main gear collapsed during roll out after landing. The pilot/owner/airframe and powerplant certificate holder…

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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