# Accident 20121208026849A: North American T-28C, Temple, TX, December 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2012, 15:02 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Charping
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1906° N, 97.4072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1906&lon=-97.4072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280JM-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28C (registry code 6402507, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,088 total, 23 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121208026849A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE BECAME SILENT WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, DECISION WAS MADE TO MAKE EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING IN DIRT FIELD, MINOR INJURY TO PILOT AND AIRCRAFT FIRE WALL AND SPAR DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA097), Dec 8, 2012: North American T-28C (N280JM), Moody, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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