# NTSB CEN10LA222: Cross-Capps Breezy, N125RT, Livingston, TX, April 23, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 23, 2010, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Livingston, TX - Coordinates: 30.685832, -95.018058 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6858&lon=-95.0181&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 75835 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10LA222 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75835/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75835 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA222 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cross R/Capps T BREEZY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=05615V4), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cross R/Capps T BREEZY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=05615V4), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern base: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [Cross R/Capps T BREEZY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05615V4), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Cross R/Capps T BREEZY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05615V4), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot made the takeoff from runway 30. The instructor realized the engine was not producing maximum takeoff power and the airplane's climb rate had diminished. The instructor assumed control of the airplane and maneuvered the airplane onto the downwind leg for runway 12. In the attempt to return to the runway, "the airplane stalled and banked approximately 20 degrees left then right." The instructor was able to recover from the stall and realized a turn from base to final approach was not possible. He landed the airplane straight ahead on a grass field. The airplane bounced three times, collapsing the left main landing gear. A post-accident examination revealed no anomalies with the engine. ## Factual narrative On April 23, 2010, approximately 1430 central daylight time, a Cross-Capps Breezy, N124RT, registered to and operated by Intergalactic Endeavor, LLC, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain at Livingston Municipal Airport (00R), Livingston, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot receiving instruction was seriously injured. The flight instructor was not injured. The local flight originated at Livingston approximately 1420. According to the instructor's accident report, the second pilot made the takeoff from runway 30. The instructor realized the engine was not producing maximum takeoff power and the airplane's climb rate had diminished. The instructor assumed control of the airplane and maneuvered the airplane onto the downwind leg for runway 12. In the attempt to return to the runway, "the airplane stalled and banked approximately 20 degrees left then right." The instructor was able to recover from the stall and realized a turn from base to final approach was not possible. He landed the airplane straight ahead on a grass field on prison property about 1,800 feet from the runway. The airplane bounced three times, collapsing the left main landing gear. The Federal Aviation Administration responded to the accident scene and reported finding no anomalies with the engine. The instructor stated the airplane's owners were not interested in determining why the engine lost power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N125RT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125RT-2011-01-04), registration cancelled 2011-01-04, S/N 030802, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cross-Capps Breezy - Registry model: [Cross R/Capps T BREEZY](https://openairdocs.org/model/cross-r-capps-t-breezy) (registry code 05615V4) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 030802 - Airframe hours: 104 - Engines: Lycoming O-290-G 125 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Intergalactic Endeavor, LLC - Registered owner: Intergalactic Endeavor, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, April 23, 2010, 104 hours before - Departed: 00R, Livingston, TX - Destination: 00R, Livingston, TX - Airport: 00R, Livingston Municipal, runway 30, 3,700 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 41; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2009; seat: rear; flight hours: 8,685 total, 150 in this make and model, 6,154 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 65; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 21, 2009; seat: front; flight hours: 364 total, 11 in this make and model, 217 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 9 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.60 inHg - Observed at: CXO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100423033869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100423033869A), Apr 23, 2010: Cross R/Cap BREEZY, Livingston, TX, Substantial damage. The owner of N125RT syble zeigler asked [privacy data omitted] for crosswind instruction. They departed from 00R on runway 12. Upon takeoff [privacy data… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 20, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75835. 1.1 MB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report (item 1, .PDF, 464 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335046&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1-2,%20Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332112&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photo 1. Map of Accident Area. (item 3, .PDF, 271 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332456&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20Map%20of%20Accident%20Area.-Master.PDF - Photo 2. Aerial photograph of Livingston Municipal Airport. (item 4, .PDF, 194 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332457&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202.%20Aerial%20photograph%20of%20Livingston%20Municipal%20Airport.-Master.PDF - Photo 3. Close-up aerial photograph of Livingston Municipal Airport. (item 5, .PDF, 207 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332458&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203.%20Close-up%20aerial%20photograph%20of%20Livingston%20Municipal%20Airport.-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.