20201214017659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · White Bowyer M SUPER STALLION · Meachum, TX · December 14, 2020

Date
December 14, 2020 · 01:52 local
Place
Meachum, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N622DE
Reported as
White Bowyer M Super Stallion
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total400 in this make and model

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.

privacy data omitted PIC of N622DE departed kftw.

N622DE experience loss of engine power at approximately 1,500 feet MSL.

privacy data omitted Attempted to return to the airfield.

N622DE force landed short of runway 34 at kftw. With the nose gear

Collapsing on impact.

Multiple ground scars from impact of nose gear and collapse of engine cowling.

N622DE came to rest on runway 34.

Minor damage to engine cowling and landing gear.

Engine data logs were recovered and examined.

Data logs showed PIC had rough running engine during runup prior to departure.

PIC elected to depart with rough running engine.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC OF N622DE DEPARTED KFTW.

N622DE EXPERIENCE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET MSL.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD.

N622DE FORCE LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 34 AT KFTW. WITH THE NOSE GEAR

COLLAPSING ON IMPACT.

MULTIPLE GROUND SCARS FROM IMPACT OF NOSE GEAR AND COLLAPSE OF ENGINE COWLING.

N622DE CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 34.

MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWLING AND LANDING GEAR.

ENGINE DATA LOGS WERE RECOVERED AND EXAMINED.

DATA LOGS SHOWED PIC HAD ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DURING RUNUP PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

PIC ELECTED TO DEPART WITH ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.

Other reports on N622DE · 1

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