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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Kolbo Roger L TITAN TORNADO II · Santa Fe, TX · December 22, 2015

Date: December 22, 2015 · 08:30 local
Place: Santa Fe, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N524RC
Reported as: Kolbo Roger L Titan Tornado II
Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 333 total

N524RCRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2023 · Kolbo Roger L TITAN TORNADO IIS/N K0057 · Built 2008 Airframe modelKolbo Roger L TITAN TORNADO II Engine modelJabiru 22004 cycle

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What happened

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

On 12/22/2015 at approximately 08:30 an amateur built aircraft, N524RC, experienced loss of power and landed in a field located at 6002 ave. a, Santa Fe, Texas.

The local flight had originated from a nearby airport located in hitchcock, Texas.

Pilot stated that at approximately 1700 feet the engine failed. He stated the engine restarted but then stopped again and would not restart.

The aircraft landed in a field, coming to rest against a fence.

Damage to to the aircraft included damage to inboard leading edge of the right wing, main gear broken and damage to the left side of the fuselage. The pilot was not injured.

The pilot stated after the accident the engine was started and ran fine and he suspected carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/22/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N524RC, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD LOCATED AT 6002 AVE. A, SANTA FE, TEXAS.

THE LOCAL FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A NEARBY AIRPORT LOCATED IN HITCHCOCK, TEXAS.

PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET THE ENGINE FAILED. HE STATED THE ENGINE RESTARTED BUT THEN STOPPED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD, COMING TO REST AGAINST A FENCE.

DAMAGE TO TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED DAMAGE TO INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, MAIN GEAR BROKEN AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

THE PILOT STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN FINE AND HE SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE.