# Accident 20030707019899A: Aermer FALCOF8L, Ashland, OH, July 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2003, 11:55 local time
- Place: Ashland, OH
- Airport: Ashland County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9050° N, 82.2594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9050&lon=-82.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33LW-2012-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wohlers Laurence WOHLERS FALCO F.8L (registry code 0566054, https://openairdocs.org/model/wohlers-laurence-wohlers-falco-f-8l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERMER FALCOF8L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 280 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030707019899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AIRPLANE LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROX. 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 18. PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR AND AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT. AN EVALUATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND ENGINE INTAKE DUCT (APPROX 12" X 3" DIA) HAD LOST ITS INTERNAL SUPPORT SPRING CAUSING IT TO GET SUCKED INWARD AND RESTRICT ENGINE AIR INTAKE.

## 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 NYC03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA154), Jul 7, 2003: Wohlers Falco F.8L (N33LW), Ashland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine air intake duct tubing, which resulted in a total blockage of the induction inlet duct. A factor related to the accident was the inadequate…

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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