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FAA accident report · William F Russell FOKKER DR-1 · Fulshear, TX · October 3, 2016

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Date
October 3, 2016 · 18:00 local
Place
Fulshear, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83WR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA011
Reported as
William F Russell Fokker DR-1
Reported engine
ROTEC R3600
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N83WRRegistered now · William F Russell FOKKER DR-1S/N 103 · Built 2015Airframe modelWilliam F Russell FOKKER DR-1Engine modelVerner SCARLETT-9S4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft was anchored to the ground and satisfactorily completed a full power trial. The aircraft maintained maximum power with no issues noticed. The aircraft then made eight successive high speed passes down the runway without incident. The aircraft returned to the hangar and was inspected once more prior to initiating the first flight.

There were some minor oil leaks noted that were repaired and fuel was added to the aircraft. The aircraft took off on runway 180. Shortly after rotation the aircraft experienced a notable loss of power. The aircraft could not maintain altitude. The aircraft was forced to land in a plant nursery approximately one mile south of the airport. During the landing the aircraft struck a pole that caused the aircraft to rapidly rotate counter clockwise. The motion drove the right main wings into the ground breaking the spar in all three right main wings.

The fuel system of the aircraft was inspected. All screens and filters were inspected. Only minor amounts of debris were noted. The screen assembly in the engine driven fuel pump was found to be improperly installed and had fallen below the internal seat of the pump assembly.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ANCHORED TO THE GROUND AND SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A FULL POWER TRIAL. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED MAXIMUM POWER WITH NO ISSUES NOTICED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE EIGHT SUCCESSIVE HIGH SPEED PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE HANGAR AND WAS INSPECTED ONCE MORE PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FIRST FLIGHT.

THERE WERE SOME MINOR OIL LEAKS NOTED THAT WERE REPAIRED AND FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 180. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOTABLE LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A PLANT NURSERY APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POLE THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAPIDLY ROTATE COUNTER CLOCKWISE. THE MOTION DROVE THE RIGHT MAIN WINGS INTO THE GROUND BREAKING THE SPAR IN ALL THREE RIGHT MAIN WINGS.

THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED. ALL SCREENS AND FILTERS WERE INSPECTED. ONLY MINOR AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS WERE NOTED. THE SCREEN ASSEMBLY IN THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND HAD FALLEN BELOW THE INTERNAL SEAT OF THE PUMP ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFulshear, TXA partial loss of engine power due to the improper assembly of the mechanical fuel pump.Oct 3, 2016 · Substantial damage