What happened
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N5300 a 1940 de havilland tiger moth dh 82A bi-plane aircraft flipped over during an off-airport landing after suffering partial power loss in flight. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR 91 rules on a personal flight. The aircraft departed Lampasas, TX klzz.
The privacy data omittedpilot in command stated he departed klzz around 1700 local time for a personal flight to the southwest towards lake buchannan with one passenger privacy data omitted on board.
Twenty minutes into the flight, the PIC stated that the engine began to run rough and he immediately elected to return to klzz. He stated that the engine continued to run rough and appear to lose power, preventing the aircraft from maintaining altitude.
The PIC elected to attempt to land at private airstrip located approximately three and one half miles southwest of klzz. During the approach, the pilot stated he thought he was too high, performed ?a turn? To lose altitude. He stated that he ?misjudged? His initial height and the turn was not a good idea. He stated that at this point he abandoned landing and the field and elected to land ?straight? Ahead.
During the landing, the aircraft impacted a raised mound and caused the aircraft to flip upside down approximately one-half mile from the private airstrip. There were no reported injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, wing struts, landing gear, fuselage, right-lower wing, vertical stabilizer and rudder.
As the FAA filed it
N5300 A 1940 DE HAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A BI-PLANE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AFTER SUFFERING PARTIAL POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91 RULES ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAMPASAS, TX KLZZ.
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE DEPARTED KLZZ AROUND 1700 LOCAL TIME FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO THE SOUTHWEST TOWARDS LAKE BUCHANNAN WITH ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON BOARD.
TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND HE IMMEDIATELY ELECTED TO RETURN TO KLZZ. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND APPEAR TO LOSE POWER, PREVENTING THE AIRCRAFT FROM MAINTAINING ALTITUDE.
THE PIC ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND AT PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED APPROXIMATELY THREE AND ONE HALF MILES SOUTHWEST OF KLZZ. DURING THE APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE WAS TOO HIGH, PERFORMED ?A TURN? TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE STATED THAT HE ?MISJUDGED? HIS INITIAL HEIGHT AND THE TURN WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA. HE STATED THAT AT THIS POINT HE ABANDONED LANDING AND THE FIELD AND ELECTED TO LAND ?STRAIGHT? AHEAD.
DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RAISED MOUND AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WING STRUTS, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, RIGHT-LOWER WING, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.
NTSB investigation
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