# Accident 19940210001989A: Gansheimer Edgar L EVANS VP 2, Tucson, AZ, February 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1994, 11:13 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3292° N, 111.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3292&lon=-111.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187ES-1995-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gansheimer Edgar L EVANS VP 2 (registry code 05623WG, https://openairdocs.org/model/gansheimer-edgar-l-evans-vp-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. STALL MUSHED TO HARD IMPACT. PILOT BELEIVES PROP TOO SMALL FOR SUFFICIENT THRUST

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA118), Feb 10, 1994: Gansheimer Evans VP2 (N187ES), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain and maintain sufficient flying speed during the first flight test of his experimental homebuilt. A factor in the accident was the pilot's selection of a propeller…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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