# Accident 20120417006579A: Heiser Robert C Jr PULSAR XP, San Angelo, TX, April 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2012, 16:20 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3583° N, 100.6128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3583&lon=-100.6128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912RV-2013-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heiser Robert C JR PULSAR XP (registry code 05606SP, https://openairdocs.org/model/heiser-robert-c-jr-pulsar-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEISER ROBERT C JR PULSAR XP
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 331 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417006579A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 17, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 CDT, N912RV, A PULSAR XP, WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT FROM DUCOTE AIR PARK (TS65).  THE ENGINE DECREASE IN POWER BEGAN 50 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY 170.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY A SHORT RIGHT PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 350, BUT LOST ALL POWER APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES INTO THE TURN.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LEVEL THE WINGS AND MADE A HARD OFF AIRPORT LANDING INTO A WHEAT FIELD WEST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN12FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA249), Apr 17, 2012: Heiser Robert C JR Pulsar XP (N912RV), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a blocked fuel vent line.

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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