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FAA accident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Covington, TN · July 2, 2002

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Date
July 2, 2002 · 13:30 local
Place
Covington, TN
Airport
Covington Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N57EZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02LA124
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
N57EZRegistration cancelled Jan 16, 2003 · Mckean John B VARIEZES/N 97 · Built 1979Airframe modelMckean John B VARIEZEEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Statement of interview with ian stone: 07/02/2002 15:30 local Covington, TN airport; inspectors steve brown and ken pannell; Mr. Stone informed us that he had just bought an experimental aircraft N57EZ and had come to Covington to pick it up and fly it to pensacola, FL. He said that robert harris recommended that he get about 3 hours in it before he took off on a cross-country flight in it. He took off on runway 19 and after climbing out, the a/c started surging. He landed and Mr. Harris tried to find out what was wrong with it. Mr. Stone said that everything seemed fine then so he took off again and climbed to about 3700' in the traffic pattern when it started surging again. He made a long downwind to lose some altitude and the RPM never came back up on it so he decided to land on a county road running north and south about 1 mile north of the runway. He said on touchdown the a/c started pulling to the left so he added right rudder but the a/c never reacted. It eventually hit a row of corn stalks with the left wing causing it to spin around and turn upside down on the east side of the road. Mr. Stone said he was trapped inside the a/c and Mr. Harris and another man held up the wing while Mr. Stone got out. The right wing and right main gear was broken off the a/c. we checked Mr. Stone's airman certificate, medical and a/c logs. Everything seemed to be in order except he did not have an airworthiness certificate for the a/c.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STATEMENT OF INTERVIEW WITH IAN STONE: 07/02/2002 15:30 LOCAL COVINGTON, TN AIRPORT; INSPECTORS STEVE BROWN AND KEN PANNELL; MR. STONE INFORMED US THAT HE HAD JUST BOUGHT AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N57EZ AND HAD COME TO COVINGTON TO PICK IT UP AND FLY IT TO PENSACOLA, FL. HE SAID THAT ROBERT HARRIS RECOMMENDED THAT HE GET ABOUT 3 HOURS IN IT BEFORE HE TOOK OFF ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN IT. HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 19 AND AFTER CLIMBING OUT, THE A/C STARTED SURGING. HE LANDED AND MR. HARRIS TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. MR. STONE SAID THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE THEN SO HE TOOK OFF AGAIN AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 3700' IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN IT STARTED SURGING AGAIN. HE MADE A LONG DOWNWIND TO LOSE SOME ALTITUDE AND THE RPM NEVER CAME BACK UP ON IT SO HE DECIDED TO LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID ON TOUCHDOWN THE A/C STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT SO HE ADDED RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE A/C NEVER REACTED. IT EVENTUALLY HIT A ROW OF CORN STALKS WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING IT TO SPIN AROUND AND TURN UPSIDE DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. MR. STONE SAID HE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE A/C AND MR. HARRIS AND ANOTHER MAN HELD UP THE WING WHILE MR. STONE GOT OUT. THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF THE A/C. WE CHECKED MR. STONE'S AIRMAN CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL AND A/C LOGS. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE IN ORDER EXCEPT HE DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE FOR THE A/C.

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 MIA02LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCovington, TNThe pilot's improper planned approach following loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting in damage to the airplane during an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the accident airplane.Jul 2, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N57EZ · 1

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

Incident 19810820070089ITakeoff Ground Roll · Portland, TXPilot lost control on takeoff run,aircraft went off runway into grass,and plowed field,main and nose gear collapsedAug 20, 1981 · Minor damage