# Incident 20230820021349I: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, Fort Worth, TX, August 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2023, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N565TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N565TW-2024-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230820021349I

## Narrative

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

THE PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED T67 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.  JUST AFTER ROTATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRSPEED DECREASED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPETD TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT LANDED IN A FIELD 200 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 14 / 32.

UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TOP COWLING WAS REMOVED TO REVIEL THE LEFT INDUCTION DUCT BETWEEN THE LEFT INTERCOOLER AND THROTTLE BODY HAD SEPERATED AT THE COUPLERS.  CLOSER EXAMINATION SHOWED THE CONNECTING HOSE CLAMPS WERE LEFT UNSECURED DURING THE RECENTLY COMPLETED MAINTENANCE.  THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE THAT MAINTENANCE.

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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