# Incident 20151120019479I: Coleman W Wood JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Shepherd, TX, November 20, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Shepherd, TX
- Airport: Lake Water Wheel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4710° N, 94.9127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE WATER WHEEL (XS99), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4710&lon=-94.9127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coleman W Wood JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 056327N, https://openairdocs.org/model/coleman-w-wood-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLEMAN W WOOD JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151120019479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE JUST PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO IN WOODVILLE TEXAS AIRPORT O9R.  CLIMBED TO APROXIMATELY 2000 FEET, HEADED BACK TO HOME BASE AIRPORT XS99.  ONCE LEVEL PILOT STATED THE ENGINE SHUTTERED AND RPM REDUCED BUT WAS STILL MAKING ADEQUATE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. PILOT STATED AFTER APROXIMATELY 5 MORE MINUTES HAD PASSED THE ENGINE SHUTTERED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE RPM WENT BELOW MAKING ENOUGH POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND SHUT DOWN.  PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND.  PILOT LOCATED A PIPELINE RIGHTAWAY AND PROCEDED TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT. PILOT LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT AND PLOWED THROUGH SOME DEEP RUTS HE DIDN'T SEE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH GRASS.  THE RUTS COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND PROPELLER.

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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