# Accident 20070715015079A: Namer F51D, Camarillo, CA, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 08:15 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2139° N, 119.0944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 (registry code 54558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16507
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715015079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ROLLOUT, FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN TYPE, AIRCAFT ABRUPTLY ACHIEVED LIFT AND CLIMBED OFF RUNWAY BETWEEN 30 AND 60 FEET ALTITUDE. PILOT ADDED POWER QUICKLY RESULTING IN TORQUE ROLL TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT, WITHOUT ADEQUATE ALTITUDE OR AIRSPEED, STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 SEA07LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA196), Jul 15, 2007: North American F-51D (N51TK), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

## Other reports on N51TK (2)

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

- [Accident 19941229043329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941229043329A), Dec 29, 1994: Namer F51D (N51TK), Round Lake, IL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climb. Switched tanks. Landed in forestry area. No useable fuel on board. Packard engine thirsty.
- [Accident 19890411007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890411007639A), Apr 11, 1989: Namer F51D (N51TK), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Lost control on liftoff, dragged wing.

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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