# Accident 20090408004099A: Aircre CLIPPER582S, Anacortes, WA, April 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2009, 19:00 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Anacortes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4989° N, 122.6625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4989&lon=-122.6625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Creation CLIPPER 582S (registry code 05901HK, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-creation-clipper-582s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRCRE CLIPPER582S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 26 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090408004099A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON APRIL 8, 2009, ABOUT 1900 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME AN AIR CREATION CLIPPER 582S (TRIKE), N5138J, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE ANACORTES AIRPORT, ANACORTES, WASHINGTON.  THE TRIKE DESCENDED FROM ITS MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, ROLLED ONTO AN APRON AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST UPON COLLIDING WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

## 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 WPR09CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA186), Apr 9, 2009: Air Creation Clipper 58 (N5138J), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the passenger's inadvertent movement of the engine throttle control.

## Other reports on N5138J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20171008022319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171008022319I), Oct 8, 2017: Air Creation CLIPPER 582S (N5138J), San Diego, CA, No damage. Pilot stated that 4 minutes after takeoff the engine shut off. Pilot did not believe he can safely return to a runway landing so he picked a spot in an open…

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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