# Accident 20051112029029A: Amtr VANSRV4, Apple Valley, CA, November 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2005, 09:45 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5753° N, 117.1861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5753&lon=-117.1861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14GK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kruggel Ewald G VANS RV-4 (registry code 05608V5, https://openairdocs.org/model/kruggel-ewald-g-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,011 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051112029029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A VANS RV-4, N14GK, AFTER STRIKING A WIRE, MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING AT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT, APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, WHICH SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS ORIGINATED AT HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA, AT 0935, AND WAS DESTINED FOR NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE ACCIDENT AREA, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT 12 TO 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT WHILE OPERATING OVER THE OPEN DESERT AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 7500 FEET AGL HE EXPERIENCED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (ENGINE CUTTING IN AND OUT). THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOSING HIS ALTITUDE THE ENGINE WOULD MOMENTARILY REGAIN AND LOSE POWER REPEATEDLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS DESCENDING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A VISIBLE DIRT ROAD AND AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET AGL THE ENGINE RESPONDED AND HE APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OUT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER BUT NOTICED A LARGE PORTION OF HIS LEFT WIND TIP WAS MISSING. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AND MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE NEARBY APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE POWER LOSS BUT WOULD HAVE THE MATTER LOOKED INTO BY THE COMPANY THAT WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT AT A LATER DATE. IF APPLICABLE AN M OR D REPORT WOULD BE FORWARDED.

## 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 LAX06CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA035), Nov 12, 2005: Vans RV-4 (N14GK), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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