# Incident 20100726039519I: Berger Bern PULSAR SERI, Terre Haute, IN, July 26, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2010, 11:50 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Terre Haute International Airp
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4506° N, 87.3070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TERRE HAUTE RGNL (HUF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4506&lon=-87.3070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III (registry code 05614VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/berger-bernard-m-pulsar-series-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERGER BERN PULSAR SERI
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 430 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100726039519I

## Narrative

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

N914BB DEPARTED TERRE HAUTE, IN (KHUF) ON RUNWAY 18.  AT APPROXIMATELY 400' AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER.  AFTER THE PILOT DETERMINED HE COULD NEITHER CONTINUE CLIMBING OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE KHUF TOWER.  THE TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23/05, BUT DUE TO THE LIMITED ENGINE POWER AVAILABLE THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32, THE CLOSEST PAVED SURFACE.  RUNWAY 32 WAS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE.  THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID PERSONNEL WORKING ON RUNWAY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER LANDING THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE RAMP.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE "OUT" LINE OF THE ENGINE OIL DRY SUMP WAS NOT TIGHTLY SECURED BY THE OIL LINE FITTING.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS AND THE OIL TANK WAS FULLY SERVICED WITH OIL IN NORMAL CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL FLUID LEAKAGE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE ROTATED.

## Other reports on N914BB (2)

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

- [Accident 20180503004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180503004519A), May 3, 2018: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III (N914BB), Palmyra, PA, Substantial damage. PIC departed 8N1 at 15:39L enroute to N94. Approx 3 miles north of 58N, PIC noticed a decrease in oil pressure and requested a precautionary landing at 58N. On…
- [Incident 20140216002179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140216002179I), Feb 16, 2014: Berger Bernard M PULSAR SERIES III (N914BB), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Upon landing pilot of N914BB stated that the left main tire blew. The pilot was not able to maintain directional control and exited runway 25L at kdvt to the…

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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