# Accident 20160723008339A: Swartz Gene TITAN T-51 MUSTANG, Lancaster, CA, July 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2016, 11:13 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2500° N, 118.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2500&lon=-118.3000&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 V-6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 936 total, 42 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160723008339A

## Narrative

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

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 FAILED. THE ACCIDENT PILOT COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, SO HE LINED UP THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ON A STREET EAST OF THE AIRPORT. ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET WITH TAIL UP. ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HIT A SIGN WHILE SLIDING TO A STOP.

## 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 WPR16LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA149), Jul 23, 2016: Swartz Gene Titan T 51 Mustang (N5103), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the separation of a flywheel magnet, which impacted the attachment bracket for the primary and secondary ignition and disrupted the timing of the ignition system,…

## Other reports on N5103 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160418008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418008329I), Apr 18, 2016: Swartz Gene TITAN T-51 MUSTANG (N5103), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. 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…

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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