What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 21, 2010 at 09:40 am, I had a phone interview with kenton comer. He is currently in a rehabilitation hospital in st louis due to the injuries received from the accident and strokes that have been recurrent since his admittance to the hospital due to the accident. Prior to him going to st louis he was in the hospital in austin Texas for six weeks for recovery from his injuries and strokes. Mr. Comer stated he pulled the aircraft out of the hanger, did a visual preflight inspection. He then started the aircraft and let it warm up for several minutes at 4,000 RPM. He then attempted to take off from the tarmac which runs 90 degrees to the runway. He stated he had done this in the past with out problems. As the aircraft became airborne he stated he felt the aircraft was no establishing a positive rate of clime and was descending. He decided to abort the take off the aircraft started to veer to the left towards some mesquite trees and he impacted them. Mr. Comer was candied that he should take some responsibility because he did not do a proper preflight and engine run up. If he would have, he is sure he would not have attempted to take off from the tarmac. I asked him about change to spark plugs due to the fact there were several sets of them laying around the hanger were he kept his aircraft. He stated he did change out the plugs a lot due to fouling. Mr. Comer could not give me his aircraft flight time till he returns home where he keeps his log books. The engine was shipped to Rotax for engine tear down. An m or d will be submitted when the cause of loss of engine power is determined.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 21, 2010 AT 09:40 AM, I HAD A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH KENTON COMER. HE IS CURRENTLY IN A REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IN ST LOUIS DUE TO THE INJURIES RECEIVED FROM THE ACCIDENT AND STROKES THAT HAVE BEEN RECURRENT SINCE HIS ADMITTANCE TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO HIM GOING TO ST LOUIS HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN AUSTIN TEXAS FOR SIX WEEKS FOR RECOVERY FROM HIS INJURIES AND STROKES. MR. COMER STATED HE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER, DID A VISUAL PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. HE THEN STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND LET IT WARM UP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AT 4,000 RPM. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE TARMAC WHICH RUNS 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE HAD DONE THIS IN THE PAST WITH OUT PROBLEMS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE HE STATED HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIME AND WAS DESCENDING. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT TOWARDS SOME MESQUITE TREES AND HE IMPACTED THEM. MR. COMER WAS CANDIED THAT HE SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE HE DID NOT DO A PROPER PREFLIGHT AND ENGINE RUN UP. IF HE WOULD HAVE, HE IS SURE HE WOULD NOT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE TARMAC. I ASKED HIM ABOUT CHANGE TO SPARK PLUGS DUE TO THE FACT THERE WERE SEVERAL SETS OF THEM LAYING AROUND THE HANGER WERE HE KEPT HIS AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE DID CHANGE OUT THE PLUGS A LOT DUE TO FOULING. MR. COMER COULD NOT GIVE ME HIS AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TIME TILL HE RETURNS HOME WHERE HE KEEPS HIS LOG BOOKS. THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO ROTAX FOR ENGINE TEAR DOWN. AN M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.