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FAA accident report · Bumford-Royer CHRISTEN EAGLE II · Pearland, TX · April 22, 2012

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Date
April 22, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place
Pearland, TX
Airport
Pearland Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80BH
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA253
Reported as
Bumford-Royer Christen Eagle II
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N80BHRegistration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Bumford-Royer CHRISTEN EAGLE IIS/N 0001 · Built 1983Airframe modelBumford-Royer CHRISTEN EAGLE IIEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 04/22/2012 at approximately 16:30 CDT an experimental, amateur- built aircraft, N80BH, make: Bumford-Royer, model: Christen Eagle II,crashed, after take-off from Pearland reginal airport (klvj), friendswood Texas. The aircraft turned to an approximate heading of 233 degrees, , hitting trees and the bank of a drainage ditch, coming to rest at the bottom of the ditch about 1/4 mile from the runway. The aircraft was properly registered and certificated for the local, CFR part 91 flight and sustained substantail damage. The pilot was properly rated for the personal flight and was seriously injured.a witness said the aircraft was taking off and had climed to about 300 to 400 feet when the witness heard a loss of engine power. Inspection of the aircraft at the accident site disclosed damage to the propeller, engine mount, firewall, both upper and lower wings and spars, right aileron, fuselage, main gear and main fuel tank. The oil filter adapter and propeller control were broken from the rear of the engine

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/22/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 CDT AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR- BUILT AIRCRAFT, N80BH, MAKE: BUMFORD-ROYER, MODEL: CHRISTEN EAGLE II,CRASHED, AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM PEARLAND REGINAL AIRPORT (KLVJ), FRIENDSWOOD TEXAS.THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 233 DEGREES, , HITTING TREES AND THE BANK OF A DRAINAGE DITCH, COMING TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY REGISTERED AND CERTIFICATED FOR THE LOCAL, CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE.THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY RATED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.A WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF AND HAD CLIMED TO ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET WHEN THE WITNESS HEARD A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WINGS AND SPARS, RIGHT AILERON, FUSELAGE, MAIN GEAR AND MAIN FUEL TANK. THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER AND PROPELLER CONTROL WERE BROKEN FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE

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 CEN12LA253Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPearland, TXA loose B nut on the fuel inlet line due to maintenance personnel’s application of insufficient torque on the nut at an unknown time, which resulted in a fuel leak and a subsequent total loss of engine power during initial climb.Apr 22, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80BH · 1

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

Incident 20070506007329IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Santa Fe, NM(-23) On 05/06/07 approximately 9:30 am, MST, a parked Beechcraft BE-77 (N6757X) registered to [privacy data omitted] sustained damage when it was struck by the upper left wing of a taxiing christen eagle ii (N80BH) registered to cottonwood motors of Santa…May 6, 2007 · Reported as Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 · Minor damage