Johnson F11C-2PJ N442PJ

Summary

On 11 July 2007 at about 14:15 local time, a Johnson F11C-2PJ registered N442PJ was involved in an accident near Deming, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 July 2007 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Deming, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

32.2703, -107.7231

Aircraft

Johnson F11C-2PJ

Registration

N442PJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deming → Deming

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN07CA118

1 person had minor injuries.

Total failure of the top engine mount bolts and subsequent engine separation from the airframe.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot's accident report, he had made a conventional 3-point landing. The airplane had rolled about 75 to 100 feet when the "engine sagged from the right front and rolled underneath [the airplane]." The pilot thought he had run over something on the runway, but he had actually "bounced over the engine." The airplane nosed over and slid to a stop. The upper wing, fuselage, and vertical stabilizer were crushed. The pilot said the two top bolts and welds on the homemade engine mount broke and the engine separated from the airframe because it had not been "adjusted for the weight of the Jacobs engine." The airplane had accumulated 16 hours of a 40-hour test phase.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.