What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 11, 2012 at 1545 CST, an experimental amatuer built aicraft, NX512JA, departing Dekalb Taylor municipal airport runway 20, lost power. The certificated pilot declared an emergency. The aircraft landed in a plowed corn field 1 mile from the end of runway 20. The aircraft came to rest upside down and was substantially damaged. Dekalb fire and rescue was required to cut away the side of the fuselage to remove the pilot. The pilot was airlifted to the hospital. The pilot suffered serious injury with a cracked C3 neck vertebra.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 11, 2012 AT 1545 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT AICRAFT, NX512JA, DEPARTING DEKALB TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 20, LOST POWER. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PLOWED CORN FIELD 1 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 20. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. DEKALB FIRE AND RESCUE WAS REQUIRED TO CUT AWAY THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE TO REMOVE THE PILOT. THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY WITH A CRACKED C3 NECK VERTEBRA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N512JA · 1
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