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FAA accident report · Amtr BREEZY RLU-1 · New Waverly, TX · April 18, 2008

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Date
April 18, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place
New Waverly, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3921
Reported as
Amtr BREEZYRLU1
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total1 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N3921Registration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Tomblingson-Leathers BREEZY RLU-1S/N EL2-2 · Built 1970Airframe modelTomblingson-Leathers BREEZY RLU-1Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was enroute from cleveland, TX (6R3) to corsicana, TX (crs). Pilot states that aircraft experienced engine power loss several minutes after takeoff while cruising at approximately 1000' altitude. While trying to make an emergency landing in an open field, aircraft stalled at approximately 100' causing uncontrollable spin to ground. Aircraft impacted the ground nose first and then cart-wheeled. Pilot was transported to hospital via lifeflight with suspected back, hip, and leg injuries. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to wings, spar, fuselage, and ailerons.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM CLEVELAND, TX (6R3) TO CORSICANA, TX (CRS). PILOT STATES THAT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 1000' ALTITUDE. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 100' CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN TO GROUND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND THEN CART-WHEELED. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL VIA LIFEFLIGHT WITH SUSPECTED BACK, HIP, AND LEG INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, SPAR, FUSELAGE, AND AILERONS.

Other reports on N3921 · 1

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

Incident 19900722038099ILevel Off Touchdown · Brownsville, TXPilot made a hard landing. Pilot stated wind gust disturbed the airspeed of the aircraft on final.Jul 22, 1990 · Minor damage