# Accident 20110813016479A: Lancair Company LC41-550FG, Eastland, TX, August 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2011, 17:25 local time
- Place: Eastland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4022° N, 98.8177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4022&lon=-98.8177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2515G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2515G-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC41-550FG (registry code 5150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR COMPANY LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813016479A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 13, 2011, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EASTLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD.  DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ANNUNCIATORS INDICATED A BOOST PUMP FAILURE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH.   THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING ALTOGETHER APPROX. 2 MILES INTO FLIGHT. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE NEAR EASTLAND TX, SOUTH OF IH20.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE DURING THE LANDING.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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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