# Accident 20190713015339A: Makibbin Thomas O ZODIAC 601XL, Carlisle, PA, July 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2019, 08:50 local time
- Place: Carlisle, PA
- Airport: Carlisle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1878° N, 77.1694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1878&lon=-77.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Makibbin Thomas O ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05628YG, https://openairdocs.org/model/makibbin-thomas-o-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAKIBBIN THOMAS O ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 313 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713015339A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT CARLISLE AIRPORT AND PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT. HE DISCOVERED WATER IN THE FUEL WHILE SUMPING THE TANKS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE CONTINUED TO SUMP THE FUEL UNTIL CLEAR. HE THEN TAXIED TO PUMPS TO REFUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADDED 15 GALLONS OF 100LL INTO THE TANKS (TOPPING THEM OFF). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED TO RUNWAY 28 AND PERFORMED A RUN-UP WITHOUT ISSUE. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK AND BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ROTATED AT 52 KNOTS AND CLIMBED OUT AT 70 KNOTS. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT (PROP STANDING STILL HORIZONTAL).  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOOKED FOR A LANDING SPOT STRAIGHT AHEAD, SEEING ONLY THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC HE DECIDED TO NOSE OVER AND TOUCH DOWN ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE ON THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 28.  THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED A LARGE DITCH AND FOLDED BACK UNDER THE FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSEDOWN AT ABOUT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CANOPY TO POP OPEN BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE WEEDS APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PIC OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON-BOARD. THE NTSB ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED TO A TIE-DOWN AREA AT THE CARLISLE AIRPORT.

ON JULY 16, 2019 AT 0100 PM, THIS INSPECTOR AND INSPECTOR GARY MARTIN MET WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE CARLISLE AIRPORT. THIS INSPECTOR HAD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUMP BOTH TANKS AND THE GASCOLALTOR. BOTH TANKS AND GASCOLATOR HAD LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN THEM. THIS INSPECTOR THEN HAD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REMOVE THE DAMAGED ENGINE COWLS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AREA BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS HAD SOME BENDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DAMAGED THE FLOOR PAN WHICH IN-TURN CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FIREWALL.

## 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 ERA19LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA224), Jul 13, 2019: Zenith CH601 (N601MR), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to remove all the…

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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