# Incident 20100401031549I: King Of Prussia, PA, April 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2010, 16:35 local time
- Place: King Of Prussia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0960° N, 75.3791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King of Prussia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0960&lon=-75.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTEX 99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100401031549I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING OVER THE VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK (VFNHP) BY AN NON CERTIFICATE PILOT, WHO CRASHED INTO TREES FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE REMOVED FROM THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED BY THE PARK SERVICE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY TWO AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA OFFICE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE 10 GALLON TANK APPEARED TO BE TWO TO THREE INCHES ABOVE THE REAR FUEL LINE PICKUP AND AN UNKNOWN QUANITY OF OIL IN THE OIL TANK. INSPECTOR MOORE ARRANGED WITH A PPC EXPERT,JOE FENSTERMACHER, ON 16 APRIL 2010 TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT AND TO RUN THE ENGINE AT THE VFNHP MAINTENANCE COMPLEX. AFTER HIS VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PPC EXPERT STATED THAT IT WAS IN MODERATELY GOOD SHAPE, BUT WOULD NOT PASS AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION BECAUSE BOTH TIRES WERE WORN, THE FUEL PUMP WAS MARGINAL AS FAR AS ITS' ABILTY TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTION, THE PRIMER BEING WORN AND THE FUEL LINES WERE HARDEN. THE ENGINE WAS JUMP STARTED BECAUSE OF THE ON BOARD BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT ONCE STARTED AND ALLOWED TO WARM UP THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS WERE DONE: THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE CHECKED AND INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. THE RPM'S WERE INCREASED TO 5000 RPM'S (APPROXIMATLEY CRUISE RPM'S) WITHOUT ANY HESITATION. THE RPM'S WERE DECREASED TO WITH A SMOOTH IDLE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. MR. FENSTERMACHER STATED HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE MACHINE EXCEPT FOR THOSE LISTED ABOVE.

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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