# Accident 20130810016609A: Douglas Brian G BA-100, Killeen, TX, August 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2013, 09:24 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Skylark Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0858° N, 97.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0858&lon=-97.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27BD-2013-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas Brian G BA-100 (registry code 056306G, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-brian-g-ba-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS BRIAN G BA-100
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN 1600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA478) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130810016609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 01 AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS DOWN THE RUNWAY PILOT NOTICED ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING CLIMB POWER AND MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  HE STARTED TO TURN FOR RIGHT CROSS WIND. AT THIS POINT, ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRPLANE IMPACTED A GROUP OF TREES APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET NORTH EAST OF DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN13LA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA478), Aug 10, 2013: Douglas Brian G BA-100 (N27BD), Killeen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper management of the fuel mixture, which resulted in an over-rich fuel mixture condition and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.

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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