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FAA accident report · Rogers Ricky R T-51 MUSTANG KIT · St Francis, KS · June 11, 2013

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Date
June 11, 2013 · 09:30 local
Place
St Francis, KS
Airport
St Francis Hospital & Medical
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N548RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA346
Reported as
Rogers Ricky R T-51 Mustang KIT
Reported engine
Amateur-built HONDA-3.5L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N548RRRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Rogers Ricky R T-51 MUSTANG KITS/N M08SV6SOHK0142 · Built 2012Airframe modelRogers Ricky R T-51 MUSTANG KITEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

On June 11, 2013 a roger ricky r, T-51MUSTANG kit, make model aircraft, registration # N548RR, and serial number MO8SV6SOHK0142 departed St Francis, KS (syf) airport at 0900 a.m. to perform a test flight.

After departure and into the cruise phase of flight, around 1500 AGL the propeller went to fine pitch and the engine accelerated. The pilot retarded the throttle and landed the aircraft with the gear retracted on an unpaved road approximately 2 miles se of cheyenne county airport (sfy) around 09:30 a.m. 06/11/2013.

On landing the aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, under side of the fuselage, substantial damage to the right wing root leading edge, and the right side of the fuselage was wrinkled.

On June 13, 2013 aircraft N548RR?s fuselage was released to the owner of the aircraft while NTSB retained investigative custody of the engine and propeller until titan aircraft company examines the propeller and the engine.

On July 7, 2013 the aircraft engine and propeller was shipped to titan aircraft company austinburg, oh for a tear down inspection.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 11, 2013 A ROGER RICKY R, T-51MUSTANG KIT, MAKE MODEL AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION # N548RR, AND SERIAL NUMBER MO8SV6SOHK0142 DEPARTED ST FRANCIS, KS (SYF) AIRPORT AT 0900 A.M. TO PERFORM A TEST FLIGHT.

AFTER DEPARTURE AND INTO THE CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT, AROUND 1500 AGL THE PROPELLER WENT TO FINE PITCH AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. THE PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED ON AN UNPAVED ROAD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SE OF CHEYENNE COUNTY AIRPORT (SFY) AROUND 09:30 A.M. 06/11/2013.

ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, UNDER SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING ROOT LEADING EDGE, AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED.

ON JUNE 13, 2013 AIRCRAFT N548RR?S FUSELAGE WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE NTSB RETAINED INVESTIGATIVE CUSTODY OF THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER UNTIL TITAN AIRCRAFT COMPANY EXAMINES THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE.

ON JULY 7, 2013 THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER WAS SHIPPED TO TITAN AIRCRAFT COMPANY AUSTINBURG, OH FOR A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION.

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 CEN13LA346Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt Francis, KSForeign debris in the propeller governor, which led to excessive wear in the governor and its subsequent in-flight failure.Jun 11, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N548RR · 1

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

Incident 20160707019139ITakeoff: Climb Out · St. Francis, KSThis incident occurred at approximately 0700, 07/07/2016 at airport syf. The aircraft was first inspected by me on 07/13/2016 at the aircraft owner?s hangar located on the syf property. The aircraft was in the back corner of the hangar and had jacks placed…Jul 7, 2016 · Minor damage