Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Charping Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Moody, Texas 76557
Saturday, December 8, 2012 15:30 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On December 8, 2012, about 1530 central standard time, a North American T-28C, single engine airplane, N280JM, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an off airport forced landing near Charping Airport (5TA1), Moody, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan had been not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane had departed from Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL), Temple, Texas, about 1400 for the local flight.
The pilot reported that he was on a base leg for a practice low approach to the 2,200 foot long turf runway at 5TA1, when there was a sudden complete loss of engine power. The pilot's brief efforts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and he executed an off-airport forced landing with the landing gear retracted and the speed brakes stowed. There was an immediate postimpact fire in the engine compartment which was extinguished with handheld fire extinguishers brought by several witnesses who had responded quickly.
A postaccident examination showed the engine mount, lower forward fuselage, and wing spar sustained substantial damage. There was fire damage to the engine compartment and the upper engine cowling and smoke damage to the cockpit area. There was adequate fuel on board. The supercharger had been tested before departure on both low and high with no deficiency noted. Both magnetos and the engine driven fuel pump and electric fuel boost pump had also been tested with no deficiency noted. The examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/8/2012 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1530 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | Moody |
| Event State | TEXAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 76557 |
| Event Date Year | 2012 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 311126N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0972426W |
| Event Location Airport | CHARPING |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 5TA1 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 180 |
| Airport Elevation | 683 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1555 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 170 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KTPL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 682 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2900 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 24 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 17 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 120 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.8 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ASW Regl Opns Center - Ft |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 19 2014 9:30PM |
| User who most recently changed record | latt |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N280JM |
| NTSB Number | CEN13LA097 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | NORTH AMERICAN |
| Aircraft Model | T-28C |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 226-166 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 8500 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 13 2012 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 30 |
| Airframe Hours | 4049 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | C91-A |
| Aircraft Owner Name | KYLE McQUEEN |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | TROY |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 76579 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | KYLE McQUEEN |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | TROY |
| Operator State | TX |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 76579 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | TPL |
| Departure City | Temple |
| Departure State | TX |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1400 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | TPL |
| Destination City | Temple |
| Destination State | TX |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 19 2014 9:30PM |
| User who most recently changed record | latt |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 19 |
| Runway Length | 2200 |
| Runway Width | 60 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |