# Accident 20120415006379A: Willoughby Pete A STREAK SHADOW, Miletus, WV, April 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Miletus, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2831° N, 80.6150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2831&lon=-80.6150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2828W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2828W-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Willoughby Pete A STREAK SHADOW (registry code 056055L, https://openairdocs.org/model/willoughby-pete-a-streak-shadow) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLOUGHBY PETE A STREAK SHADOW
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415006379A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT ON FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING REBUILD FROM JULY, 2009 INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO FIELD. PILOT HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF ACCIDENT DUE TO SEVERE INJURIES. UNABLE TO VERIFY ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITITY OR FUEL AVAILABLE DUE TO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. PREVIOUS INCIDENT IN 2009 ALSO CAUSED BY ENGINE STOPPAGE. ENGINE MANUFACTURER WARNING IN OPERATING, MAINTENANCE AND INSTALL MANUALS STATES ENGINE BY DESIGN IS SUBJECT TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED UNLESS A SUCCESSFUL POWER OFF LANDING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. FLIGHT WAS FROM PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN VERY STEEP TERRAIN WITH VERY LIMITED ALTERNATE LANDING SIGHTS AVAILABLE.

## 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 ERA12LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA285), Apr 15, 2012: Willoughby Pete A Streak Shadow (N2828W), Salem, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a piston seizure that resulted from a fuel system restriction and poorly secured fuel lines. Contributing to the accident were the pilot/builder’s failure to…

## Other reports on N2828W (1)

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

- [Incident 20090703047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090703047839I), Jul 3, 2009: Willoughby STREAK SHAD (N2828W), Salem, WV, Minor damage. During climbout engine choked and quit for unknown reasons. Pilot attempted emergency landing in grass field and ran into a fence prior to stopping causing…

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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