# Accident 20101016049209A: Weddington DOUBLE EAGL, Temple, TX, October 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2010, 09:00 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1936° N, 97.4072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1936&lon=-97.4072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132BE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132BE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weddington C/Nolan E DOUBLE EAGLE (registry code 05627YF, https://openairdocs.org/model/weddington-c-nolan-e-double-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEDDINGTON DOUBLE EAGL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR VOLKSWAGON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101016049209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA028), Oct 16, 2010: Weddington Double Eagle (N132BE), Temple, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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