# Accident 20101002047589A: Wilkinson K EASY EAGLE, Central City, NE, October 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2010, 08:45 local time
- Place: Central City, NE
- Airport: Central City Municipal - Larry Rein
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1076° N, 98.0506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1076&lon=-98.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44KW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44KW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilkinson Kevin L EASY EAGLE I (registry code 05629EI, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkinson-kevin-l-easy-eagle-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILKINSON K EASY EAGLE
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002047589A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2010, EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR BUILT, N44KW, EASY EAGLE 1, TOOK OFF FROM CENTRAL CITY, NE AIRPORT (07K, LARRY REINEKE FIELD) AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 CST.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 33 AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CEASED TO OPERATE.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ON A STEEP GLIDE PATH AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE THE LANDING GEAR TO BUCKLE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT INCURRED ONLY MINOR BACK PAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO ANY OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY.

## 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 CEN11CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA016), Oct 2, 2010: Kevin Wilkinson Easy Eagle 1 (N44KW), Central City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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