# Accident 20110707013159A: Mccarter John D WAIEX, Sterling, AK, July 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5531° N, 150.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5531&lon=-150.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccarter John D WAIEX (registry code 05620J9, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccarter-john-d-waiex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCARTER JOHN D WAIEX
- Reported engine: AERO 2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110707013159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT,  N18YX AMATEUR BUILT MODEL WAIEX S/N 0018 EXPERIMENTAL REGISTRATION, BUILT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ YEAR 2006  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BREIFING DOCUMENTED. WEATHER REPORTED VFR, DRY CONDITIONS .AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM STERLING PRIVATE AIRPARK AK, USING GRAVEL RUNWAY 24.SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF APPROXIMATELY  300 FEET ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, CRASHED ON RUNWAY 2170 FEET FROM EAST END.AIRCAFT HAD SEVERE DAMAGE, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE.PILOT HAD SEVERE INJURIES HAD TO BE FLOWN TO ANCHORAGE HOSPITAL. WAITING FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GET WELL FOR INTERVIEW . CONSULTED OPERATIONS  SUGGESTS 447097/26/11 INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DOES NOT REMEMBER ANY PART OF THE ACCIDENT CAME TO 2 DAYS LATER.7/28/11 INTERVIEWED WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT  TAKE OFF TO APPROXIMATE TREE TOP ALTITUDE THEN ENGINE LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND JUST ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS 10 TO 20 FEET FROM THE GROUND THE ENGINE DEVELOPED POWER AGAIN . AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY TAKING PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR OUT .OPS HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND RECOMMENDS A 44709.CLOSED THIS PTRS FOR PROCESSING, TRIGGER ANOTHER TO CONTINUE INVESTIGATION

## 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 ANC11LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA060), Jul 7, 2011: Sonex / John D. McCarter Waiex (N18YX), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall following a 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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