# Accident 20111021024179A: Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV, Hibbing, MN, October 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2011, 16:15 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3867° N, 92.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3867&lon=-92.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43280, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV (registry code 95708EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/houts-jerry-r-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOUTS JERRY R AVID MARK IV
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 365 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111021024179A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HEADING EAST AT ABOUT 800 FT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH FUMES AND SMOKE. AT THAT POINT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NOTICED THAT HE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE AND PULLED THE ENGINE BACK TO IDLE, WHILE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE THEN FOUND A FIELD AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND TO SET UP FOR LANDING, WITH THE ENGINE STILL IDLING. HE LANDED LONG IN THE FIELD, TOUCHED DOWN FAST, HIT A SMALL DITCH AND BOUNCED BACK UP IN THE AIR AGAIN AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT RUNNING INTO A BARB WIRE FENCE WHICH STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND FLIPPED IT OVER.THIS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM BOTH THE HARD LANDING A COLLISION WITH A BARB WIRE FENCE DURING ROLL OUT.

## 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 CEN12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA035), Oct 21, 2011: Houts Avid Mark IV (N43280), Hibbing, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of a hose clamp, which resulted in an oil line rupture and subsequent loss of engine oil pressure.

## Other reports on N43280 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20081225855029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081225855029I), Dec 25, 2008: Houts AVIDMARKIV (N43280), Chisolm, MN, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] operated his ski equipped avid mark iv locally on a 12/25/2008 from his personal landing strip located on his property. After…

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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