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FAA accident report · Amtr RANS S 14 · Hemet, CA · March 25, 1998

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Date
March 25, 1998 · 22:00 local
Place
Hemet, CA
Airport
Hemet-Ryan Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N22LD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA145
Reported as
Amtr RANSS14
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total
N22LDRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2001 · Duskin Louis R RANS S 14S/N 1296094Airframe modelDuskin Louis R RANS S 14

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported homebuilt stolen and crashed. Found owner was PIC. No medical and no airworthiness certificate. (From .4) the pilot lost control of his aircraft during landing and crashed into a mud bog. A sheriff's deputy heard the engine stop and drove to the crash site. He asked the pilot, the only person at the aircraft, if he was hurt. The pilot replied that he wasn't hurt in the landing and that he'd recover his aircraft in the morning. A few minutes later the deputy was contacted by a police officer that had arrested a man for driving while under the influence (dui). The man had said that his aircraft had been stolen and then had crashed at the airport. The officer brought the man to the hangar and the deputy identified him as the man he had spoken with earlier. The man, now identified by name, also acknowledged that he was the same person the deputy had spoken with at the crash site. He later reported to the FAA that he had gone to eat and had left his hangar open and when he returned, he found his aircraft missing. He ran around the airport looking for it until he saw the aircraft's tail sticking out of a bog. He ran toward it but tripped and fell several times. He times. He decided to tow it to his hangar that night so he drove into town to buy a rope. While en route, he was arrested for dui. He was held for several hours, then taken to the hospital for a blood test and treatment of his injuries. His blood alcohol was found to be .07% (w/v). He was then released on his own recognizance. The aircraft did not have an airworthiness certificate. During a legal hearing, a safety board administrative law judge found that he was, in fact, the pilot of the accident aircraft and revoked his current medical certificate based on his submission of an intentionally falsified medical application. (-23) above mentioned pilot is also the owner and he reported that his aircraft was stolen and the crashed at Hemet Ryan airport. After reading the police report and witness statement, it appears that Mr. Duskin was the actual pilot in command of N22LD.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED HOMEBUILT STOLEN AND CRASHED. FOUND OWNER WAS PIC. NO MEDICAL AND NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. (FROM .4) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND CRASHED INTO A MUD BOG. A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HEARD THE ENGINE STOP AND DROVE TO THE CRASH SITE. HE ASKED THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON AT THE AIRCRAFT, IF HE WAS HURT. THE PILOT REPLIED THAT HE WASN'T HURT IN THE LANDING AND THAT HE'D RECOVER HIS AIRCRAFT IN THE MORNING. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE DEPUTY WAS CONTACTED BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT HAD ARRESTED A MAN FOR DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI). THE MAN HAD SAID THAT HIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STOLEN AND THEN HAD CRASHED AT THE AIRPORT. THE OFFICER BROUGHT THE MAN TO THE HANGAR AND THE DEPUTY IDENTIFIED HIM AS THE MAN HE HAD SPOKEN WITH EARLIER. THE MAN, NOW IDENTIFIED BY NAME, ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS THE SAME PERSON THE DEPUTY HAD SPOKEN WITH AT THE CRASH SITE. HE LATER REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT HE HAD GONE TO EAT AND HAD LEFT HIS HANGAR OPEN AND WHEN HE RETURNED, HE FOUND HIS AIRCRAFT MISSING. HE RAN AROUND THE AIRPORT LOOKING FOR IT UNTIL HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STICKING OUT OF A BOG. HE RAN TOWARD IT BUT TRIPPED AND FELL SEVERAL TIMES. HE TIMES. HE DECIDED TO TOW IT TO HIS HANGAR THAT NIGHT SO HE DROVE INTO TOWN TO BUY A ROPE. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI. HE WAS HELD FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A BLOOD TEST AND TREATMENT OF HIS INJURIES. HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL WAS FOUND TO BE .07% (W/V). HE WAS THEN RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. DURING A LEGAL HEARING, A SAFETY BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE FOUND THAT HE WAS, IN FACT, THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AND REVOKED HIS CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE BASED ON HIS SUBMISSION OF AN INTENTIONALLY FALSIFIED MEDICAL APPLICATION. (-23) ABOVE MENTIONED PILOT IS ALSO THE OWNER AND HE REPORTED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN AND THE CRASHED AT HEMET RYAN AIRPORT. AFTER READING THE POLICE REPORT AND WITNESS STATEMENT, IT APPEARS THAT MR. DUSKIN WAS THE ACTUAL PILOT IN COMMAND OF N22LD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA145Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHemet, CAthe pilot's loss of aircraft control during landing, and his physical impairment from a blood alcohol level of 0.07 percent 2 hours following the accident.Mar 26, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N22LD · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19980214003619ILevel Off Touchdown · Palm Springs, CANarrative: while practicing close traffic in pattern landings at Palm Springs, CA airport, the aircraft lost power and touched down hard, lost control and slid off the runway. No airworthiness certificate has been issued to N22LD. Aircraft has not been…Feb 14, 1998 · Minor damage