What happened
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(-23) On April 16, 2004, at 1205 EDT, an experimental amateur-built RV-4 aircraft, registered to richard a. denisar, lost power on take off and made an emergency landing at Pilot Country Airport, Brooksville, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private Pilot was seriously injured. The passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at Brooksville, Florida on April 16, 2004, at 1200 hours. According to the Pilot's statement, the aircraft had been serviced with 19.1 gallons of fuel at winter haven, Florida on the morning of the accident, but he failed to check the fuel levels in the tanks or sump the tanks prior to departure. He arrived at Pilot Country Airport around 1100 hours. After looking at property in the airport community, he again failed to perform a pre-flight inspection prior to take-off. According to the Pilot's statement, he took off in a northerly direction and flew at ten to twenty feet above the runway for approximately 75% of the runway length before starting his climb. When he initiated the climb, the engine lost power and quit, resulting in a forced landing and touched down 230 feet before the end of the runway surface. The airspeed at touch down was approximately 80 miles per hour. The aircraft rolled off the paved surface, hit an embankment, bounced over a barbed-wire fence, and came to rest 93 feet from the end of the runway in a field. According to the Pilot's statement, he failed to turn on the fuel boost pump prior to take off.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 16, 2004, AT 1205 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT RV-4 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO RICHARD A. DENISAR, LOST POWER ON TAKE OFF AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT, BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA ON APRIL 16, 2004, AT 1200 HOURS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH 19.1 GALLONS OF FUEL AT WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT HE FAILED TO CHECK THE FUEL LEVELS IN THE TANKS OR SUMP THE TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. HE ARRIVED AT PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT AROUND 1100 HOURS. AFTER LOOKING AT PROPERTY IN THE AIRPORT COMMUNITY, HE AGAIN FAILED TO PERFORM A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE TOOK OFF IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND FLEW AT TEN TO TWENTY FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE RUNWAY LENGTH BEFORE STARTING HIS CLIMB. WHEN HE INITIATED THE CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN 230 FEET BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRSPEED AT TOUCH DOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE PAVED SURFACE, HIT AN EMBANKMENT, BOUNCED OVER A BARBED-WIRE FENCE, AND CAME TO REST 93 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN A FIELD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE FAILED TO TURN ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.