# NTSB DFW08CA112: Haecker Spacewalker, N8071C, Kingsbury, TX, April 19, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 19, 2008, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Kingsbury, TX - Coordinates: 29.634721, -97.819442 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6347&lon=-97.8194&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: San Antonio, TX - NTSB case key (mKey): 67875 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA112 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67875/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA112 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## 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: [Haecker James SPACEWALKER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=05621DO), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03030000): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Haecker James SPACEWALKER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03030000/cases.md?model=05621DO), [All aircraft, 57 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03030000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Haecker James SPACEWALKER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05621DO), [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); cases with it: [Haecker James SPACEWALKER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05621DO), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis As the private pilot approached the airport, he turned the single-engine airplane away from the airport, in order to land behind another aircraft. As the pilot circled to re-enter base leg to the runway, the airplane's engine lost power. The pilot established a glide and tried to restart the engine. The pilot reported that the engine would turn freely, but did not restart, so he elected to perform a forced landing in a pasture. An examination of the airplane's engine, failed to identify a reason for the loss of engine power. ## Factual narrative As the private pilot approached the airport, he turned the single-engine aircraft way from the airport, in order to land behind another aircraft. As the pilot circled to re-enter base leg to the runway, the aircraft engine lost power. The pilot established a glide and tried to restart the engine. The pilot reported that the engine would turn freely, but did not restart, so he elected to perform a forced landing in a pasture. An examination of the aircraft's engine, failed to identify a reason for the loss of engine power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8071C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8071C-2023-01-14), registration cancelled 2023-01-14, S/N 189 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Haecker Spacewalker - Registry model: [Haecker James SPACEWALKER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/haecker-james-spacewalker-ii) (registry code 05621DO) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-235-C1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c1) (registry code 42027, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 189 - Airframe hours: 69 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 1, 2007 - Departed: Kingsbury, TX - Destination: Kingsbury, TX - Airport: 85TE, Old Kingsbury Aerodrome ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,493 total, 55 in this make and model, 1,373 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 9 knots, gusting 14 - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: KBAZ, 13 nm away ## 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 20080419014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419014579A), Apr 19, 2008: Haecke SPACEWALKER2, Kingsbury, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) During descent the aircraft's engine lost power and on several attempts would not restart. Aircraft landed in tree line area approx 90 feet from field.… From the NTSB's public API. 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