# NTSB FTW99LA011: Wilson Teenie TWO, N5576, Abilene, TX, October 7, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 7, 1998, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Abilene, TX - Coordinates: 32.450576, -99.73085 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4506&lon=-99.7309&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45114 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA011 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45114/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA011 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - terrain condition - soft ## Analysis The engine of the homebuilt airplane lost power at approximately 300 feet agl after takeoff. The pilot initiated a forced landing into a plowed field north of the airport. After touchdown, the airplane rolled approximately 6 feet before the nose gear collapsed in the deep, soft ground. Subsequently, the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that this was his first flight in the aircraft and that on the day of the accident, no problems were found during the preflight of the airplane. 'Run up was normal' and taxi testing just before takeoff was 'normal & handling characteristics were excellent.' The takeoff from runway 35 was 'excellent' and the airplane handled 'perfectly.' The pilot had completed an annual condition inspection during the previous month. He had also 'completed 5 sessions of taxi testing and high speed taxi testing' prior to the accident, and all of the tests had 'checked out well.' ## Factual narrative On October 7, 1998, at 1700 central daylight time, a Wilson Teenie Two experimental homebuilt airplane, N5576, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power near Abilene, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The flight was originating from the Elmdale Airpark Airport at the time of the accident. The private pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2, that this was his first flight in the aircraft. He had completed an annual condition inspection during the previous month. He had also "completed 5 sessions of taxi testing and high speed taxi testing" prior to the accident, and all of the tests had "checked out well." The pilot further reported that on the day of the accident, no problems were found during the preflight of the airplane. "Run up was normal" and taxi testing just before takeoff was "normal & handling characteristics were excellent." The takeoff from runway 35 was "excellent" and the airplane handled "perfectly." At approximately 300 feet agl, the aircraft's engine experienced a loss of rpm. The pilot stated that the "engine did not quit." He "checked the throttle, it was okay," and the carburetor heat was in the off position. He initiated a forced landing to a plowed field north of the airport. The pilot further reported that after touch down, the field was "so soft and so deep" that the nose gear collapsed after the aircraft had rolled approximately 6 feet. The aircraft subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot moved the aircraft to a hangar at the Elmdale Airpark Airport prior to the FAA inspector's arrival. Examination of the aircraft by the FAA inspector revealed that the fuselage was buckled just aft of the wing attaching points, the left main landing gear and nose landing gear were separated, the horizontal stabilizer was damaged, and the vertical fin's skin was wrinkled near the fuselage attaching point. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5576](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5576-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 510434, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Wilson TEENIE TWO - Registry model: [Wilson TEENIE TWO](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-teenie-two) (registry code 0562495) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 5-10434 - Airframe hours: 249 - Engines: Volkswagen 1600 CC 55 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Billy W. Tucker - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, September 8, 1998, 3 hours before - Departed: 6F4 - Airport: 6F4, Elmdale Airpark, runway 35, 2,950 × 30 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 151 total, 1 in this make and model, 95 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 5 knots, gusting 10 - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F ## 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 19981007029049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981007029049A), Oct 7, 1998: Amtr TEENIE2, Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. Acft engine was running rough, and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field.(.19) on October 7, 1998, at 1700 central daylight time, a wilson teenie two… 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.