# Accident 20220123001879A: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, Lampasas, TX, January 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2022, 17:17 local time
- Place: Lampasas, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0729° N, 98.2332° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0729&lon=-98.2332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5300, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GIPSY MAJOR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220123001879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA106), Jan 23, 2022: Dehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N5300), Lampasas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a bolt in the engine valve system which resulted in malfunction of the engine exhaust valve system and a partial loss of engine power. The rough terrain encountered during the forced…

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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