# Accident 20101202055149A: Easler Kell RANS S6ES, St. Augustine, FL, December 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2010, 15:15 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9594° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9594&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26PP-2011-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Easler Kelly RANS S6ES (registry code 05620QQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/easler-kelly-rans-s6es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EASLER KELL RANS S6ES
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 31,270 total, 4 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101202055149A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 UTC OR 1515 LCL TIME, N25PP DEPARTED RWY 31 FROM INTERSECTION B4 ON A VFR NORTHBOUND TEST FLIGHT AFTER AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. AT APPROX. 1,200 FEET AGL THE PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION. A MAGNETO CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH THE RT. MAGNETO OK AND LT. MAGNETO 250 RPM LOW; THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT FOR APPROX 15 SEC. AND PILOT WAS CLEARED BY ATC TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. CLIMB POWER WAS APPLIED DURING THE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURRED WITH A CORRESPONDING LOSS OF 80% ENGNE POWER FOLLOWED ENGINE/PROPELLER STOPPAGE APPROX. 10 SECONDS LATER.THE FUEL PUMP WAS CONFIRMED ON AND THE  STARTER WAS UNSUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED IN EXCESS OF 30 SEC. WITH NO RE-START.THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A UNPOWERED DEADSTICK LANDING ON RWY 13 WHICH BORDERS THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF HWY. U.S.1 AND GUN CLUB ROAD. THE PILOT APPLIED ONE(1) NOTCH OF FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE GRASS AREA SURROUNDING RWY13, A SECOND(2) NOTCH OF FLAPS WAS THEN APPLIED TO CROSS THE AIRPORT FENCE.DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING, THE PILOT  DID NOT SEE THE UNMARKED ELECTRICAL WIRES STRETCHED ACROSS HWY U.S. 1 WHICH CONTACTED THE UPPER PORTION OF THE VERTCAL STABILIZER, SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED IT TO CRASH ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF U.S. 1. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF U.S. 1 OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT FENCE.THE PILOT EXTRICATED HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE AND THE ST. JOHN'S COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO TO BAPTIST SOUTH HOSPITAL IN JACKSONVILLE,FLORIDA. THE WRECKAGE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE RAMP SPOT AT GALAXY AVIATION AT THE AIRPORT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE NTSB.

## 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 ERA11LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA079), Dec 2, 2010: Easler Kelly Rans S6ES (N26PP), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb 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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