Tillman LONG EZ N126DT

Summary

On 13 March 2002 at about 00:00 local time, a Tillman LONG EZ registered N126DT was involved in an accident near Lockhart, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 March 2002 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lockhart, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lockhart Muni (50R)

Coordinates

29.8506, -97.6764

Aircraft

Tillman LONG EZ

Registration

N126DT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lockhart → Lockhart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA093

Nobody was injured.

the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane had not been flown in three weeks, and the pilot planned to fly the airplane around the traffic pattern. The pilot performed a preflight inspection, taxied the airplane to the runway, and then performed a "normal" engine run-up prior to takeoff. Shortly after takeoff, approximately 200 feet agl, the engine began to lose power. The pilot "switched tanks, checked the mixture, and jockeyed the throttle a couple of times," with no response from the engine. Unable to make the runway, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane struck a fence separating the right wing and right main landing gear. The pilot stated that the airplane contained approximately 20 gallons of fuel prior to takeoff. The FAA inspector and the pilot performed a field inspection on the engine. No anomalies with the engine or airframe were noted during the examination. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.