# Accident 20111016030019A: Jantzen EVANS VP, Rockwall, TX, October 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2011, 07:30 local time
- Place: Rockwall, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8086° N, 96.3519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8086&lon=-96.3519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331EJ-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jantzen EVANS VP (registry code 0562380, https://openairdocs.org/model/jantzen-evans-vp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JANTZEN EVANS VP
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111016030019A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DALLAS AIRPARK EAST (1F7) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN. ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 16, 2011 AT APPROXIMATLEY 8:30AM LOCAL TIME WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OF N331EJ, A JANTZEN EVANS VP SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.  PRIOR TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW JUST FINE, BUT THAT IT REQUIRED A LOT OF LEFT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE TOOK THE RUNWAY HEADING SOUTHBOUND, WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH THAT MORNING. APPLIED FULL POWER AND AIRBORNE IN 1300 FEET. ENGINE WAS REVVING UP BUT SEEMED SLUGISH. BARLEY CLEARED TREES AT SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 150 FEET HIGH. AIRCRAFT STALLED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OUT OF AIRSPEED. HE COULD NOT RECALL ALL OF THE ACCIDENT. HE REMEMBERS DESCENDING THROUGH THE TREES IN A RIGHT HAND BANK. MISSED THE TREES AND HIT LAND AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS LEFT ANKLE WAS NOT AS STRONG AS RIGHT ONE. HE WAS WORKING ON STRENGTHEN THE LEFT ANKLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A VOLKSWAGEN ENGINE WHICH ROTATES OPPOSITE OF CONVENTIONAL AMERICAN MADE AIRCRAFT. THIS MEANS THAT HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE USE HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT MORE ETHAN THE RIGHT ONE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A COMMENT THAT IT TOOK A HUGE AMOUNT OF LEFT RUDDER TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIT.

## 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 CEN12CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA026), Oct 16, 2011: Jantzen Evans VP (N331EJ), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, in that he did not determine whether the airplane’s climb performance would be sufficient to clear obstacles before initiating take off.

## Other reports on N331EJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100629036139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100629036139I), Jun 29, 2010: Jantzen EVANS VP (N331EJ), Terrell, TX, Minor damage. At 1045 hours on June, 29, 2010, aircraft N331EJ, an Evans Vp-1 owned by [privacy data omitted], and operated by [privacy data omitted], experienced 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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