# Accident 20100516005169A: Dearmond Cl RV-6A, Sheboygan Falls, WI, May 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2010, 11:25 local time
- Place: Sheboygan Falls, WI
- Airport: Sheboygan County Memorial Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7697° N, 87.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7697&lon=-87.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1257E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1257E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dearmond Clint RV-6A (registry code 05607W4, https://openairdocs.org/model/dearmond-clint-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEARMOND CL RV-6A
- Reported engine: CHEVROLET 4.3L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 105 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516005169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WUNSCH WAS CRUISING NORTHBOUND AT 2900 FT MSL NORTHEAST OF THE KSBM AIRPORT.  PILOT WUNSCH REPORTS ADVANCING THE THROTTLE, HEARING THE ENGINE "POP" TWICE, AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT WUNSCH ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KSBM.  PILOT WUNSCH LANDED IN A PLOWED AND PLANTED CORN FIELD 1/4 MILE SHORT OF THE KSBM EAST BOUNDRY FENCE SOUTH OF THE R/W 3/21 EXTENDED CENTERLINE.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND OF THE PLANTED FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN10LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA253), May 16, 2010: Dearmond Clint RV-6A (N1257E), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a fuse failure in the ignition system.

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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