# Accident 20130611018029A: Rogers Ricky R T-51 MUSTANG KIT, St Francis, KS, June 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: St Francis, KS
- Airport: St Francis Hospital & Medical
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7594° N, 101.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7594&lon=-101.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N548RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N548RR-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rogers Ricky R T-51 MUSTANG KIT (registry code 05630UD, https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-ricky-r-t-51-mustang-kit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROGERS RICKY R T-51 MUSTANG KIT
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR HONDA 3.5L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130611018029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA346), Jun 11, 2013: Rogers T-51 Mustang KIT (N548RR), St Francis, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Foreign debris in the propeller governor, which led to excessive wear in the governor and its subsequent in-flight failure.

## Other reports on N548RR (1)

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

- [Incident 20160707019139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160707019139I), Jul 7, 2016: Rogers Ricky R T-51 MUSTANG KIT (N548RR), St. Francis, KS, Minor damage. This 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…

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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