# Accident 20110403007029A: Tomei Ed S12 XL, Pleasant Grove, CA, April 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2011, 13:47 local time
- Place: Pleasant Grove, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8719° N, 121.4708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8719&lon=-121.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8113N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8113N-2013-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tomei ED S12 XL (registry code 0590075, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomei-ed-s12-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOMEI ED S12 XL
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110403007029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA183), Apr 3, 2011: Tomei S12 XL (N8113N), Pleasant Grove, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.…

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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