# Accident 20120322005649A: Gerner GERNER-EVANS WE-1, Kimball, NE, March 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kimball, NE
- Airport: Kimball Municipal/Robert E Arraj Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1881° N, 103.6772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1881&lon=-103.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5936, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5936-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gerner EVANS WE-1 (registry code 0562058, https://openairdocs.org/model/gerner-evans-we-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GERNER GERNER-EVANS WE-1
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120322005649A

## Narrative

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

03/22/2012:  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF AT THE KIMBALL AIRPORT (IBM) FOR LOCAL FLIGHT.  DURING CLIMB OUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THAT HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO TRY AND MAKE THE AIRPORT, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE SPORT PILOT RULES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR OPERATION UNDER THE LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT RULES, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CERTIFICATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN12LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA239), Mar 22, 2012: Gerner Evans WE-1 (N5936), Kimball, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airplane and engine was not performed.

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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