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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer SNJ-5 · Wolcott, CO · May 5, 2008

Date: May 5, 2008 · 10:35 local
Place: Wolcott, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12KY
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08LA085
Reported as: Namer SNJ5
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total900 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N12KYRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 90995 · Built 1943 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 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) The aircraft lost power during a flight from centennial, Colorado to reno, Nevada over the rocky mountains near Wolcott, Colorado. The pilot WA unable to restart the windmilling engine and was able to land in a mountainous field. The gear up landing resulted in severe damage to the aircraft. The pilot walked away with only minor injuries. There was no collateral damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING A FLIGHT FROM CENTENNIAL, COLORADO TO RENO, NEVADA OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS NEAR WOLCOTT, COLORADO. THE PILOT WA UNABLE TO RESTART THE WINDMILLING ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A MOUNTAINOUS FIELD. THE GEAR UP LANDING RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

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 DEN08LA085Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWolcott, COThe failure of the engine driven fuel pump flange due to oil starvation, resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.May 5, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N12KY · 1

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

Accident 20070313012479AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Pueblo, CO(-23) While taxiing the SNJ-5 aircraft using the "s-turn" procedure, the pilot [privacy data omitted] taxied across a glider wing that was not seen by the pilot [privacy data omitted]. Pilot's statement: after landing on runway 8L, I turned onto taxiway e,…Mar 13, 2007 · Minor damage