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FAA accident report · Amtr LANCAIR IV-P · Somerset, PA · May 10, 2006

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Date
May 10, 2006 · 15:15 local
Place
Somerset, PA
Airport
Somerset County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5473
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06LA112
Reported as
Amtr Lancairivp
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,571 total500 in this make and model
N5473Registration cancelled Nov 4, 2013 · Bulmer Jeffrey S LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-473 · Built 2000Airframe modelBulmer Jeffrey S LANCAIR IV-PEngine modelContinental TSIO-550-EReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Shortly after takeoff from runway 7 at Somerset County Airport (2G9), eyewitnesses state there was a trail of black smoke coming from the aircraft, and the engine sounded like it was sputtering, then went silent. The aircraft then banked to the left and impacted the ground at a high angle. The aircraft came to a rest approximately 42 feet from the point of initial impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 7 AT SOMERSET COUNTY AIRPORT (2G9), EYEWITNESSES STATE THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS SPUTTERING, THEN WENT SILENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BANKED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 42 FEET FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC06LA112Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSomerset, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed after takeoff to preclude a stall, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident are the inadvertent stall, the loss of engine power due to the pilot's…May 10, 2006 · Destroyed