# Incident 20140717020459I: Garramone Mike A VIXEN, Columbus, NM, July 17, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2014, 09:42 local time
- Place: Columbus, NM
- Airport: Windsock Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8686° N, 107.6156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8686&lon=-107.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153PR-2026-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garramone Mike A VIXEN (registry code 05628ZD, https://openairdocs.org/model/garramone-mike-a-vixen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARRAMONE MIKE A VIXEN
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 240 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140717020459I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MDT, N153PR, A KITFOX 5, VIXEN, DEPARTED THE AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL, SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, NEAR COLUMBUS, NEW MEXICO.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, RAN POORLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN QUIT.  BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A RESTART.  HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY, OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL.  DURING THE ROLLOUT ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO ITS BACK.  THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE NOSE STRUT.  THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR, NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 CEN14LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA373), Jul 17, 2014: Garramone Mike A Vixen (N153PR), Columbus, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination did not reveal any preimpact failures or malfunctions that would…

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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