What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 2, 1999, about 1010 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental ismari canard C3A, N4526W, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced a partial loss of engine power during initial climb from the Henderson airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. The commercial pilot made a forced landing in rough terrain, and the homebuilt airplane was substantially damaged. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the local area flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that upon climbing 100 feet above ground level the engine began vibrating and losing power. Unable to resolve the problem, he landed hard about 1 mile southwest of Henderson. The fuselage broke in half. (.4) on October 2, 1999, about 1010 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental ismari canard C3A, N4526W, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced a partial loss of engine power during initial climb from the Henderson airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. The commercial pilot made a forced landing in rough terrain, and the homebuilt airplane was substantially damaged. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the local area flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that upon climbing 100 feet above ground level the engine began vibrating and losing power. Unable to resolve the problem, he landed hard about 1 mile southwest of Henderson. The federal aviation admininstration (FAA) coordinator performed a visual, external examination of the engine. No evidence of case or cylinder damage was noted. Oil was present on the dipstick, and the carburetor was intact without any apparent damage. The throttle control was found intact. (-23)on October 2, 1999 at 1000AM amateur/homebuilt aircraft N4526W a canard C3A Q2, serial #01 crashed due to loss of power shortly after take-off from Henderson executive airport (L15) and made an emergency landing in a desert terrain field. Aircraft encountered substantial damage to the fwd. Wing, including extensive damage to the r/h landign gear which was torn from the forward wing. The tail section was ripped completely from the fuselage and the wooden prop was destroyed from the landing. The pilot walked away without no injuries and was the sole occupant on board, no post fire.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 2, 1999, ABOUT 1010 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ISMARI CANARD C3A, N4526W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE HENDERSON AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON CLIMBING 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATING AND LOSING POWER. UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, HE LANDED HARD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSON. THE FUSELAGE BROKE IN HALF. (.4) ON OCTOBER 2, 1999, ABOUT 1010 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ISMARI CANARD C3A, N4526W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE HENDERSON AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON CLIMBING 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATING AND LOSING POWER. UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, HE LANDED HARD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSON. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMININSTRATION (FAA) COORDINATOR PERFORMED A VISUAL, EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE. NO EVIDENCE OF CASE OR CYLINDER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. OIL WAS PRESENT ON THE DIPSTICK, AND THE CARBURETOR WAS INTACT WITHOUT ANY APPARENT DAMAGE. THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS FOUND INTACT. (-23)ON OCTOBER 2, 1999 AT 1000AM AMATEUR/HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT N4526W A CANARD C3A Q2, SERIAL #01 CRASHED DUE TO LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (L15) AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DESERT TERRAIN FIELD. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FWD. WING, INCLUDING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE R/H LANDIGN GEAR WHICH WAS TORN FROM THE FORWARD WING. THE TAIL SECTION WAS RIPPED COMPLETELY FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE WOODEN PROP WAS DESTROYED FROM THE LANDING. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITHOUT NO INJURIES AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, NO POST FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.