ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298662
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| Date: | Monday 17 July 2000 |
| Time: | 12:53 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51EZ |
| MSN: | 1534 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1400 hours |
| Engine model: | Ford SVO 360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | FARMINGTON, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KFMN) |
| (KFMN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When the pilot started the engine, he noticed the coolant temperature was 'slightly warm.' During taxi, coolant temperature increased. The pilot used full power for the high density altitude takeoff from runway 25. The engine overheated, the coolant recovery system failed, and steam entered the cockpit. The rear seat passenger was burned on the hip and back, thought there was a fire, and told the pilot to shut down the engine. The airplane was at an altitude of 700 feet. He secured the engine, turned the airplane around, and glided towards the airport. He declared an emergency, and was cleared to land on runway 5. A water hose broke at this time, and the steam dissipated. The airplane landed on airport property but with the nose landing gear retracted. When the airplane contacted soft dirt the main landing gear was torn off, and it skidded 200 feet, crossed a taxiway, and skidded another 200 feet before coming to a halt.
Probable Cause: Failure of the coolant recovery system, resulting in overheating of the engine. A factor was the soft ground on which the forced landing was made.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00LA132
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 21:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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