What happened
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(-23) privacy data omitted was taking his check ride from privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Was not current, therefore privacy data omitted was PIC. Upon climb out the aircraft could not make altitude and crashed into a grove of birch trees. privacy data omitted Sustained injuries to his head and privacy data omitted is still (1 week later) in the hospital. privacy data omitted Stated and witness stated that 24 gallons of fuel was put into the aircraft. privacy data omitted And privacy data omitted combined weight is around 410 lbs. This weight puts the aircraft over its useful load. It has also been discovered during compression check after the accident that the #1 cylinder is not holding any compression. (-23 amendment) privacy data omitted was taking his check ride from privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Was not current, therefore privacy data omitted was PIC. Upon climb out, the aircraft could not make altitude and crashed into a grove of birch trees. privacy data omitted Sustained injuries to his head and privacy data omitted sustained injuries to his leg, chest, arm, and will be in a wheel chair. It was stated that approximately 23 to 27 gallons of fuel was put into the aircraft. privacy data omitted And privacy data omitted combined weight is around 410 lbs. This weight puts the aircraft over its useful load of 484.3 lbs. It has also been discovered during compression check after the accident that the #1 cylinder was not holding any compression. Further investigation has revealed that the exhuast valve was stuck open keeping the #1 cylinder from holding compression. privacy data omitted Maintenance personnel indicated that the reason for the build up on the valve is due to the use of auto gas in lieu of aviation fuel, and both privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted also admitted to ASI privacy data omitted during their interviews that they were over weight. Items that effected the aircraft's performance 1-aircraft was over weight and 2-THE #1 exhaust valve stuck open resulting in loss of power.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING HIS CHECK RIDE FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT CURRENT, THEREFORE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC. UPON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAKE ALTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO A GROVE OF BIRCH TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS STILL (1 WEEK LATER) IN THE HOSPITAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED AND WITNESS STATED THAT 24 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PUT INTO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMBINED WEIGHT IS AROUND 410 LBS. THIS WEIGHT PUTS THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITS USEFUL LOAD. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DISCOVERED DURING COMPRESSION CHECK AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE #1 CYLINDER IS NOT HOLDING ANY COMPRESSION. (-23 AMENDMENT) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING HIS CHECK RIDE FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT CURRENT, THEREFORE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC. UPON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAKE ALTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO A GROVE OF BIRCH TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LEG, CHEST, ARM, AND WILL BE IN A WHEEL CHAIR. IT WAS STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 23 TO 27 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PUT INTO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMBINED WEIGHT IS AROUND 410 LBS. THIS WEIGHT PUTS THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITS USEFUL LOAD OF 484.3 LBS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DISCOVERED DURING COMPRESSION CHECK AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE #1 CYLINDER WAS NOT HOLDING ANY COMPRESSION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THE EXHUAST VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN KEEPING THE #1 CYLINDER FROM HOLDING COMPRESSION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE BUILD UP ON THE VALVE IS DUE TO THE USE OF AUTO GAS IN LIEU OF AVIATION FUEL, AND BOTH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO ADMITTED TO ASI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING THEIR INTERVIEWS THAT THEY WERE OVER WEIGHT. ITEMS THAT EFFECTED THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE 1-AIRCRAFT WAS OVER WEIGHT AND 2-THE #1 EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER.
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