# Incident 20080127000529I: Amtr 173FGXL, New Braunfels, TX, January 27, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2008, 16:50 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7045° N, 98.0422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at New Braunfels National Airport (BAZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7045&lon=-98.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44VL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44VL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lunning John R 173/FG-XL (registry code 05605LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/lunning-john-r-173-fg-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 173FGXL
- Reported engine: CROSSF CF433T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 6 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080127000529I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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