MIDLAND, TX, USA
N51JR
AVIATION ADV. MUSTANG PSID
THE EXPERIMENTAL ACFT ON A TEST FLT SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. THE PLT SAID THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE COULD MAKE THE ARPT SO HE TURNED RIGHT TO AN OPEN FIELD TO LAND DOWNWIND. INVESTIGATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE GEAR LOCK PIN SHEARED. NO OTHER MALFUNCTIONS WERE DISCOVERED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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