# Accident 20020810020029A: Arns Matthew E SPACEWALKER II, Tustin, CA, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 11:09 local time
- Place: Tustin, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7667° N, 117.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7667&lon=-117.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185MD-2007-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arns Matthew E SPACEWALKER II (registry code 05602G6, https://openairdocs.org/model/arns-matthew-e-spacewalker-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810020029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CHINO AIRPORT AND OVER IRVINE LAKE, THE OWNER/OPERATOR INDICATED THAT THE EXHAUST NOISE LEVEL SEEMED HIGH, AND WHEN FULL POWER WAS APPLIED FOR CLIMB, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER AND QUIT WHILE CIRCLING THE LAKE SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS FROZEN AND INOPERATIVE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE NEAR THE SHORELINE. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POST AND DAMAGED THE LEADING EDGE NEAR THE CENTER SECTION ATTACH POINT AND VEERED TOWARD THE LAKE. A RISE IN THE TERRAIN CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE COWL IN THE WATER. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD AND BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE OWNER/OPERATOR INDICATED THAT THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN, DIRECTING HOT EXHAUST ON THE FUEL LINE AND GASCOLATOR CAUSING VAPOR LOCK AND ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 LAX02LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA249), Aug 10, 2002: Arns Spacewalker II (N185MD), Irvine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to an exhaust system leak and vapor lock.

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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