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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dacey Michael C VENTURE · Reno, NV · September 15, 2011

Date: September 15, 2011 · 15:10 local
Place: Reno, NV
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N521XD
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11FA453
Reported as: Dacey Michael C Venture
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N521XDRegistered now · Dacey Michael C VENTURES/N 226 · Built 2004 Airframe modelDacey Michael C VENTURE Engine modelContinental TSIO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine lost power immediately after takeoff from runway 26. The pilot elected to land in the dirt just to the north of the runway. The pilot was hospitalized with several fractured vertabrae. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to the gear-up landing in the uneven terrain.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 26. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE DIRT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERAL FRACTURED VERTABRAE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE GEAR-UP LANDING IN THE UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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 WPR11FA453Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportReno, NVA total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the pilot’s premature activation of the engine's anti-detonant injection system.Sep 15, 2011 · Substantial damage