ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296510
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 2002 |
| Time: | 11:41 LT |
| Type: | Hildebrandt Rutan/Defiant |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N219DF |
| MSN: | 039 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 605 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watkins, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Front Range Airport, CO (KFTG) |
| Denver-Front Range Airport, CO (KFTG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After taking off on runway 26 and turning onto the crosswind leg, the pilot noticed the rear engine oil pressure was dropping. After turning onto the downwind leg, the pilot reduced power on the rear engine to idle. When he was on final approach and felt assured of landing on the runway, he shut down the rear engine. When he retarded the throttle on the front engine, he noticed power was not decreasing. He secured the front engine by turning off the ignition and glided to a landing but he forgot to lower the nose landing gear. The airplane touched down, the nose struck the runway, and the airplane skidded to a halt on the runway. The airplane's nose section, including the "Rhino" rudder, was crushed and several fuselage bulkheads were buckled. The front engine throttle cable was found broken, and there was a broken oil pressure sensor line in the rear engine.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to use the checklist, resulting in his forgetting to lower the nose landing gear. Contributing factors included the pilot's attention being diverted by the loss of oil pressure on the rear engine due to a broken oil pressure sensor line, and a broken throttle cable on the front engine, requiring an airborne shutdown using the ignition switches.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 07:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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