# Accident 20100319029709A: Ferguson Wi FX4-2, Cartersville, GA, March 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2010, 15:15 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1231° N, 84.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1231&lon=-84.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8508H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508H-2021-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ferguson William C FX4-2 (registry code 05902EE, https://openairdocs.org/model/ferguson-william-c-fx4-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 3500 series (registry code 33734, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3500-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FERGUSON WI FX4-2
- Reported engine: HIRTH 3503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 33 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100319029709A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS RECEIVED FROM BOTH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CFI, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM VPC AT APPROX. 1300 FT TURNING CROSSWIND, AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED. ATTEMPTED RESTART. ENGINE RESTARTED FOR ONLY 5-10 SECONDS AND AGAIN FAILED. CFI TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND TURNED EAST AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD EAST OF AIRPORT. ADDRESS IS KNOWN AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCURRED TO NOSE STRUCTURE. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ALSO DAMAGED. NO INJURIES.03-31-10 PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ENGINE AND FOUND OIL INJECTOR PUMP HAD FAILED DUE TO COUPLING BETWEEN INJECTOR PUMP AND ENGINE CRANKSHAFT DESTROYED. AS A RESULT OF COUPLING FAILURE, ENGINE WAS STARVED OF OIL AND REAR CYLINDER HAD EVIDENCE OF OVERHEAT AND COMPRESSION LOSS. PISTON RING LANDS MELTED OVER PISTON RINGS AND CYLINDER WALLS GALLED.

## 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 ERA10LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA179), Mar 19, 2010: Ferguson William C FX4-2 (N8508H), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine-driven oil pump drive coupling resulting in a loss lubrication and subsequent loss of engine power.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.