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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Tomei ED S12 XL · Pleasant Grove, CA · April 3, 2011

Date: April 3, 2011 · 13:47 local
Place: Pleasant Grove, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8113N
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11LA183
Reported as: Tomei ED S12 XL
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot

N8113NRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2013 · Tomei ED S12 XLS/N 07960735 · Built 1999 Airframe modelTomei ED S12 XL Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft operated light sport airplane initial: crashed under unknown circumstances in a grassy fiels shortly after take-off from a grassy field at approx. 4/3/11 12:47, single pilot: poc was unconscious, damage was substantial. Arpil 20, 2011 NTSB teardown results determined the Rotax engine experienced a engine piston seize; "cold seizure" is the terminology the manufacturer references.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OPERATED LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE INITIAL: CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY FIELS SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A GRASSY FIELD AT APPROX. 4/3/11 12:47, SINGLE PILOT: POC WAS UNCONSCIOUS, DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.ARPIL 20, 2011 NTSB TEARDOWN RESULTS DETERMINED THE ROTAX ENGINE EXPERIENCED A ENGINE PISTON SEIZE; "COLD SEIZURE" IS THE TERMINOLOGY THE MANUFACTURER REFERENCES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11LA183Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPleasant Grove, CAThe pilot’s failure to allow the airplane’s engine to properly warm up before applying takeoff power, which resulted in the forward cylinder's piston seizing and a subsequent loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate…Apr 3, 2011 · Substantial damage