# Incident 20160418008329I: Swartz Gene TITAN T-51 MUSTANG, Lancaster, CA, April 18, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2016, 17:23 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL WM J FOX AIRFIELD (WJF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5103, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swartz Gene TITAN T-51 MUSTANG (registry code 05619SS, https://openairdocs.org/model/swartz-gene-titan-t-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWARTZ GENE TITAN T-51 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: SUZUKI V6 2.7 LITER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 876 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418008329I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PERFORMING A LEFT CROSSWIND LANDING, AND ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO LOWER THE TAIL WHEEL. THE STICK WAS ALL THE WAY BACK AND THE TAIL STARTED TO RISE, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE.

## Other reports on N5103 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160723008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160723008339A), Jul 23, 2016: Swartz Gene TITAN T-51 MUSTANG (N5103), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. On 07/23/2016, accident aircraft N5103, an amateur built P-51 mustang, was turning right base to final for landing at wjf, Lancaster, CA, when the engine…

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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