# Accident 20110727016449A: Christiansen Don E Do RV-4, Fort Worth, TX, July 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2011, 20:10 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Spinks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5651° N, 97.3084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH SPINKS (FWS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5651&lon=-97.3084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christiansen Don E Do RV-4 (registry code 05608DY, https://openairdocs.org/model/christiansen-don-e-do-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTIANSEN DON E DO RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727016449A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND MISS AS HE STARTED HIS DECENT THOUGH 4000MSL HE DIVERTED TO THE FORT WORTH-SPINKS AIRPORT (KFWS). HE REPORTED THAT HE DID SQUAWK 7700 BUT THE COMM RADIO DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON AN UNIMPROVED AREA OF THE AIRPORT A CORN FIELD WITH THE CORN 8 TO 10 INCHES HIGH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED DOWNWIND AND TAIL LOW AND CONTINUED THOUGH THE FIELD UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SPUN LEFT AND MOMENTARILY CAME UP ON ITS NOSE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE DAMAGE AS MINOR WITH THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKEN OFF THE AIRFRAME, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BENT AND BOTH WHEEL PAINTS DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL LATER THAT NIGHT WITH CHEST PAIN AND WAS ADMITTED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID HAVE FIREWALL DAMAGE, AND THERE WAS AN INDICATION OF CARBURETOR ICING. THE TEMPERATURE AT 5000 FEET MSL AT 1900L WAS REPORTED BY NOAA TO BE 72F (22C) WITH A DUE POINT OF 52F (11C) THAT WHEN CHARTED SHOW TO HAVE BEEN IN "SERIOUS ICING DURING DECENT" PROBABILITY RANGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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