20111011023119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Peck Duard R ZODIAC 601XL · Interlochen, MI · October 11, 2011

Date
October 11, 2011 · 11:00 local
Place
Interlochen, MI
Airport
Lake Ann Airway Estates
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4595P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA014
Reported as
Peck Duard R Zodiac 601XL
Reported engine
Amateur-built SUBARU
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total100 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed runway 27. At approximately 100' AGL the engine quit. Pilot initiated a descending left turn and impacted the ground about 300 feet south of the threshold for runway 9. Pilot was the sole occupant and received serious but non-fatal injuries and underwent surgery.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27. AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT INITIATED A DESCENDING LEFT TURN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 9. PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED SERIOUS BUT NON-FATAL INJURIES AND UNDERWENT SURGERY.

NTSB investigation

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