- Date
- May 2, 1988, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Pipe Creek, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N80799Globe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880502027979A
- Case key
- 22636
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the engine started running rough. The pilot said he thought he could make the airport and turned toward it. Just short of the airport, the engine quit completely. The pilot was able to get to the airport but crossways to the runway. While attempting alignment, the right wing tip touched the ground. The right gear strut failed and the left gearbox broke out of the wing. Post accident investigation revealed a failed engine driven fuel pump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80799
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 202
- Airframe hours
- 2,071
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William D. Walker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987
- Departed
- TA66
- Destination
- 86TX · Bulverde, TX
- Airport
- TA66 · Freedom Spring Ranch, runway 23, 2,150 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,153 total · 750 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 65° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.