# Accident 20010721018999A: Anderson Peter J REVELATION, Wautoma, WI, July 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0595° N, 89.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0595&lon=-89.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6116S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6116S-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Peter J REVELATION (registry code 056106I, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-peter-j-revelation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721018999A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 21, 2001, AT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ANDERSON REVELATION, N6116S, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 08 (2,280 FEET BY 175 FEET, DRY/TURF) AT THE WAUTOMA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WAUTOMA, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE TEST FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PROPOSED LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS RECENTLY CERTIFIED AS AN AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT AND WAS DEPARTING ON ITS SECOND FLIGHT SINCE CERTIFICATION.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT THE ENGINE TACHOMETER WAS READING 1,000 RPM LOWER THAN THE SPECIFIED RANGE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST FLIGHT THE PROPELLER BLADE PITCH WAS ADUSTED TO A FINER SETTING TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED STATIC ENGINE RPM.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON THE SECOND FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY WHEN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.  THE PILOT S TATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALLED CONDITION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. (-23) AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER TAKEOFF ON TEST FLIGHT. DENSITY ALT AT THE TIME WAS 3800'. PILOT BEGAN SHALLOW TURN TO AVOID OBSTACLES AND WIND STALLED. AIRCRAFT HAD LESS THAN 15 MIN ON AND A NEW PROP WAS BEING TEST FLOWN.

## 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 CHI01LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA239), Jul 21, 2001: Anderson Revelation (N6116S), Wautoma, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. An inadequate pitch setting of the propeller is a contributing factor.

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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