# Accident 20100627036309A: Titan T-51, Columbia, CA, June 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2010, 08:50 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9997° N, 120.4600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9997&lon=-120.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N751RM-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcglashan Richard T-51 (registry code 05629D8, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcglashan-richard-t-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TITAN T-51
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 2 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627036309A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON DOWNWIND LEG OF APPROACH TO COLUMBIA AIRPORT O22, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES OUT,  AT ABOUT 800 FEET AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SMALL MOUND OF ROCKS HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS. THE RIGHT GEAR WAS NEARLY TORN OFF. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ON ITS NOSE AND ROTATED  APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES RIGHT AND CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF, THE GEAR STRUT PROTRUDED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING ROOT. THE PROPELLER, THOUGH NOT ROTATING, WAS DAMAGED. FUEL ON BOARD WAS ESTIMATED AT 10 GALLONS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS UNREMARKABLE WITH ONE EXCEPTION.THE IGNITION MODULE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF OVERHEAT. THE FORWARD UPPER PORTION OF THE  CASE WAS DISTORTED AND MILDLY BUBBLED. AN EXHAUST TUBE IS ROUTED APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 INCHES FORWARD OF THE IGNITION MODULE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 WPR10LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA316), Jun 27, 2010: McGlashan T-51 Mustang (N751RM), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during approach due to thermal damage to the engine's electronic ignition module. Contributing to the accident was the builder’s placement of the ignition module near the…

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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