20080127000529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr 173/FG-XL · New Braunfels, TX · January 27, 2008

Date
January 27, 2008 · 16:50 local
Place
New Braunfels, TX
Airport
New Braunfels Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44VL
Reported as
Amtr 173FGXL
Reported engine
CROSSF CF433T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total6 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On 27 January 2008, aircraft departed from runway 17 at baz airport at approximately 16:30 local. During climb out at 400' the engine lost power with no warning signs. Pilot turned aircraft to nearest field in view and landed without incident until aircraft contacted fences on the ground due to short field. No injuries and minor leading edge damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 27 JANUARY 2008, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 17 AT BAZ AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 LOCAL. DURING CLIMB OUT AT 400' THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT TO NEAREST FIELD IN VIEW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL AIRCRAFT CONTACTED FENCES ON THE GROUND DUE TO SHORT FIELD. NO INJURIES AND MINOR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.