# Accident 20180910016249A: Lynch David ZENITH CH 750, Temple, TX, September 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2018, 08:45 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Temple Draughon-Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1731° N, 97.4133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1731&lon=-97.4133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N946JY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N946JY-2019-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lynch David ZENITH CH 750 (registry code 056363K, https://openairdocs.org/model/lynch-david-zenith-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Corvair 100HP (registry code 18004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-100hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LYNCH DAVID ZENITH CH 750
- Reported engine: CORVAIR 100HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180910016249A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/10/2018 PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM TEMPLE MUNICIPLE AIRPORT RUNWAY 33 UNDER VFR CONDITIONS FOR PHASE 1 OPERATIONS TO ACCOMPLISH HOUR LIMITS FOR THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS. THE TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS CLIMBOUT. AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400 FEET AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE A VIBRATION AND SIGNIFICANT POWER WAS LOST AT THAT MOMENT. PILOT MADE IMMEDIATE DECISION TO RETURN BACK TO RUNWAY33 FOR LANDING. PILOT CONSIDERED THE POSSIBLITY OF CARB ICING AND PULLED CARB HEAT ON. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS PILOT DID NOT SEE CHANGE IN ENGINE RPM AND WAS QUICKLY LOSING ALTITUDE. PILOT ELECTED TO CANCEL GO AROUND AND LOOKED FOR AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT SELECTED AND OPEN FIELD NORTH AND ADJACIENT TO THE AIRPORT.THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT ABOUT 10 FEET FROM GROUND LEVEL BEFORE LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE GROUND WAS SOFT FROM A RECENT RAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR QUICKLY DUG IN AND COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID ABOUT 20 YARDS BEFORE COMMING TO A STOP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FIREWALL DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO FWD FUSELAGE. THERE WERE ICING CONDITIONS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH THE TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT WAS AT 66 PERCENT AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 80 PERCENT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE, FUEL ONBOARD WAS UNDETERMINED DUE TO WING REMOVAL FROM AIRCRAFT OWNER PRIOR TO FAA ARIVAL TO THE SCENE. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO LEFT KNEE.

## 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 CEN18LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA385), Sep 10, 2018: Zenair Zenith CH 750 (N946JY), Temple, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The accumulation of carburetor ice before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power on initial climb and a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.

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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