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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Weddington Double Eagl · Temple, TX · October 16, 2010

Date: October 16, 2010 · 09:00 local
Place: Temple, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N132BE
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA028
Reported as: Weddington Double Eagl
Reported engine: Amateur-built VOLKSWAGON
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N132BERegistered now · Weddington C/Nolan E DOUBLE EAGLES/N B-64 Airframe modelWeddington C/Nolan E DOUBLE EAGLE Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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This was the first flight of N132BE for the owner/pilot. Engine lost power after about 30 minutes. Pilot suspects loss of power was due to carburator icing. Pilot executed a power off landing. Aircraft landed hard approximately fifty feet short of the runway resulting in failure of the landing gear which caused, among other damage, secondary damage to the wing struts. There was no post crash fire. The pilot and sole occupant sustained minor injury.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF N132BE FOR THE OWNER/PILOT.ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES. PILOT SUSPECTS LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO CARBURATOR ICING.PILOT EXECUTED A POWER OFF LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED, AMONG OTHER DAMAGE, SECONDARY DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUTS.THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY.

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 CEN11CA028Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTemple, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 16, 2010 · Substantial damage