# Incident 20210822014699I: Taylorcraft BF, Anderson, TX, August 22, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2021, 17:45 local time
- Place: Anderson, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4868° N, 95.9903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4868&lon=-95.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26625, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26625) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BF (registry code 8850326, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC199D&E series (registry code 27009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac199d-e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BF
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 4AC199D&E SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210822014699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT:MY PASSENGER AND I TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 15 AROUND 6:30PM AND HEAD SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST TO FLY

OVER GIBBONS CREEK LAKE WHILE CLIMBING TO 6500 FEET AT A CONSISTENT VERTICAL RATE OF 200-300

FT/MIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:10 I BEGIN MY DESCENT FROM 6500'. AT 5500' I NOTICE RPMS ARE

HOVERING AROUND 1400. I OPEN THE THROTTLE TO RETURN POWER AND THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT CHANGE.

OUR RATE OF DESCENT IS -500 FT/MIN AND AIRSPEED AT 90 MPH. I PITCH TO BEST GLIDE SPEED OF 60 MPH

AND BEGIN TO TRY TO RESTORE POWER THROUGH CARB HEAT APPLICATION AND CYCLING THE MAGNETOS. NO

CHANGE IN TACHOMETER AS WE CROSS 4000' FEET. I DECLARE TO MY PASSENGER OUR ENGINE IS OUT AND

WE WILL BE MAKING AN OFF FIELD LANDING. SEARCHING FOR SOUTHWARD FACING OPEN FIELDS, I LOCATE

MY LANDING SPOT AND BEGIN TO CIRCLE OVER THE FIELD. AT 500' I CROSS FARM ROAD 1774 AND PREPARE

FOR FINAL LANDING IN THE FIELD I HAVE SELECTED. I FLY OVER THE HAY FIELD, CLEAR THE FENCE, AND TOUCH

DOWN IN THE COW PASTURE. AS THE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN, THE PROP STOPS WIND MILLING AND I APPLY

BRAKES TO PREVENT A COLLISION WITH THE NEXT FENCE. ONCE THE PLANE IS STOPPED I INSTRUCT MY

PASSENGER TO GET OUT OF THE PLANE AND MEET ME AT OUR RENDEZVOUS POINT BEHIND THE TAIL, POWER

OFF RADIOS, MAGNETOS, AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL. IT IS 7:18 PM CT

I ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE STARTS AND

RUNS FOR 1 MINUTE, BUT SHORTLY DIES THEREAFTER. WITH THE SUN STARTING TO MOVE LOWER IN THE SKY,

MY PASSENGER AND I BEGIN WALKING TO FIND THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE OWNERS ARRIVE, THE SHERIFF'S

OFFICE SENDS TWO DEPUTIES TO ASSESS THE SITUATION, AND THE FAA IS CONTACTED. NO DAMAGE TO ANY

PERSONS, PROPERTY, OR THE AIRPLANE ARE SUSTAINED.

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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