20070711014959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr F11C-2PJ · Deming, NM · July 11, 2007

Date: July 11, 2007 · 08:25 local
Place: Deming, NM
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N442PJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07CA118
Reported as: Amtr F11C2PJ
Reported engine: JACOBS L6MB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,400 total17 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N442PJRegistration cancelled Jan 13, 2009 · Johnson Paul F11C-2PJS/N 001 · Built 2005 Airframe modelJohnson Paul F11C-2PJ Engine modelJacobs L-6MBReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 11, 2007 at 0825 MDT a paul johnson F11C-2PJ, an amateur built aircraft, flipped upside down after landing at a private air strip east of Deming, NM. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot, the only occupant of the aircraft, received minor injuries. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. The aircraft was undergoing phase 1 flight testing as an amateur built aircraft. The pilot reported that after a three-point landing the engine separated from the aircraft. The aircraft ran over the engine and the plane pitched up and flipped backwards, landing upside down facing opposite to the direction of landing. Witnesses reported minimal wind, no moisture, and high overcast. They reported no indications of anything wrong with the airplane and prior flights had been successfully completed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2007 AT 0825 MDT A PAUL JOHNSON F11C-2PJ, AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIR STRIP EAST OF DEMING, NM. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDERGOING PHASE 1 FLIGHT TESTING AS AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A THREE-POINT LANDING THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OVER THE ENGINE AND THE PLANE PITCHED UP AND FLIPPED BACKWARDS, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN FACING OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF LANDING. WITNESSES REPORTED MINIMAL WIND, NO MOISTURE, AND HIGH OVERCAST. THEY REPORTED NO INDICATIONS OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE AND PRIOR FLIGHTS HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.

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 DEN07CA118Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDeming, NMTotal failure of the top engine mount bolts and subsequent engine separation from the airframe.Jul 11, 2007 · Substantial damage