6 Jun 2011: TAFT, MALCOLM J SR GLASTAR

6 Jun 2011: TAFT, MALCOLM J SR GLASTAR — Unknown operator

No fatalities • Canon City, CO, United States

Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to an overheated engine as a result of a malfunction of the modified engine cooling system, necessitating a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot said the flight was made to test a new cooling modification on the engine. The engine soon began overheating and seized when the airplane was on base leg. The pilot forced to land short of runway 29 in loose dirt. The impact crushed the outboard portion of the left wing and buckled the upper skin of the right wing.

Contributing factors

  • cause Recip engine power section — Failure
  • cause Malfunction
  • Contributed to outcome

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 110/29kt, vis 10sm

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