# Incident 20241008022219I: Clapp Daniel W GT 400, Garden Ridge, TX, October 8, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2024, 10:25 local time
- Place: Garden Ridge, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6360° N, 98.2982° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6360&lon=-98.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2490H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2490H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clapp Daniel W GT 400 (registry code 05902ZD, https://openairdocs.org/model/clapp-daniel-w-gt-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLAPP DANIEL W GT 400
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241008022219I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAKE IT.  AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUGNIFICIANT DAMAGE.  PILOT WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN25LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA009), Oct 8, 2024: Quicksilver GT 400 (N2490H), Garden Ridge, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power that resulted from improper fuel system maintenance and the subsequent fuel starvation due to the leaking fuel pump outlet fuel line.

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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