What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) An accident took place one half a mile north of the Lakewood airport (N12) on October 24, 2002, at approximately 1825 local time. The student pilot, Mr. Thomas h. reaves, departed the monmouth executive airport (blm) for solo flight training, after a dual cross country flight. The student was instructed by his flight instructor, Mr. David emmerick, to stay in the local area. During an interview with Mr. Emmerick, the local area is within a 5 mile radius of the airport. Mr. Reaves stated that he had departed monmouth executive (blm) and flew over seaside bridge (route 37). Note this is 15 NM from his departure airport. Mr. Reaves explained that while returning from seaside, he flew over Lakewood airport (N12), the engine began to run rough and then stopped, then surged with power. The student began to turn towards Lakewood for an emergency landing. Then the engine lost power, the propeller stopped turning. The aircraft was at 2000 feet, the student pilot was unable to land at the airport. The aircraft impacted a tree and came to rest on a road. The aircraft was destroyed and the student received serious injuries. This aircraft was fueled on the day of the accident. Records shoed that the left tank had .9 hrs of fuel used and the right tank (which was selected in the cabin as observed by this inspector and police officers on scene), had 2.3 hours used when the accident occurred. The right wing was observed leaking fuel. The left wing fuel tank was ruptured. During engine examination fuel was found in the carburetor fuel strainer. A carburetor icing chart was used by Lycoming accident investigator, which showed that the day in question was conducive for carburetor icing. privacy data omitted This matter is closed. Mr. Reaves refused to provide a statement, but was interviewed for this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ONE HALF A MILE NORTH OF THE LAKEWOOD AIRPORT (N12) ON OCTOBER 24, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1825 LOCAL TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT, MR. THOMAS H. REAVES, DEPARTED THE MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BLM) FOR SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING, AFTER A DUAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. DAVID EMMERICK, TO STAY IN THE LOCAL AREA. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. EMMERICK, THE LOCAL AREA IS WITHIN A 5 MILE RADIUS OF THE AIRPORT. MR. REAVES STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (BLM) AND FLEW OVER SEASIDE BRIDGE (ROUTE 37). NOTE THIS IS 15 NM FROM HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MR. REAVES EXPLAINED THAT WHILE RETURNING FROM SEASIDE, HE FLEW OVER LAKEWOOD AIRPORT (N12), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN STOPPED, THEN SURGED WITH POWER. THE STUDENT BEGAN TO TURN TOWARDS LAKEWOOD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 2000 FEET, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE AND CAME TO REST ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. RECORDS SHOED THAT THE LEFT TANK HAD .9 HRS OF FUEL USED AND THE RIGHT TANK (WHICH WAS SELECTED IN THE CABIN AS OBSERVED BY THIS INSPECTOR AND POLICE OFFICERS ON SCENE), HAD 2.3 HOURS USED WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE RIGHT WING WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FUEL. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED. DURING ENGINE EXAMINATION FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR FUEL STRAINER. A CARBURETOR ICING CHART WAS USED BY LYCOMING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, WHICH SHOWED THAT THE DAY IN QUESTION WAS CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS MATTER IS CLOSED. MR. REAVES REFUSED TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT, BUT WAS INTERVIEWED FOR THIS REPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.