# Accident 20120514009499A: Troyer Dan D 3, Elm Creek, NE, May 14, 2012 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 14, 2012, 15:50 local time - Place: Elm Creek, NE - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.8125° N, 99.4178° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8125&lon=-99.4178&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7199T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7199T-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Troyer Dan D 3 (registry code 05623BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/troyer-dan-d-3) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TROYER DAN D 3 - Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 32,914 total, 8 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA302) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120514009499A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 14 MAY 2012, AIRCRAFT N7199T, OWNED BY GOTHENBURG LEASING LLC, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 HRS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST AND 6 MILES NORTH OF ELM CREEK, NE. LOCATION OF ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FAA BY DAWSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT ANKLE AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN FROM CENTRAL CITY, NE, AIRPORT (07K) TO THE GOTHENBURG, NE, AIRPORT AFTER A CONDITION INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED 15 MAY 2012: THE PILOT STATED THAT, DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT OF 5000 MSL, AND .8 TO .9 TENTHS OF AN HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE LOST APPROXIMATELY 500FT IN ALTITUDE WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE BY ENGAGING THE STARTER. THE ENGINE RAN LONG ENOUGH FOR HIM TO CLIMB BACK TO THE 5000 MSL ALTITUDE. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED A SECOND TIME AND HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. AFTER THE SECOND RESTART, THE ENGINE DID NOT RUN LONG ENOUGH TO REGAIN THE LOST ALTITUDE. THE ENGINE REPEATED THIS SAME SCENARIO OF STARTING AND STOPPING A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD, BUT FELL SHORT, AND IMPACTED THE BANK OF A MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ROAD. ELEVATION IN THE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 2400 FT., AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD LESS THAN 500FT OF ALTITUDE AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART TO MAKE A LANDING. 16 MAY 2012; INSPECTOR CRAIG BRUMLEY TRAVELED TO LEXINGTON, NE, TO EXAMINE THE AIRCRAFT. NATHAN MASTEN, AIRPORT MANAGER, LEXINGTON, ASSISTED IN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REMOVED TO ALLOW VIEWING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS. THE ENGINE FRONT WAS SEVERELY SCORED AND SHOWS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THE INJECTION OIL RESERVOIR THAT CONTAINS THE 2 CYCLE OIL WAS FOUND EMPTY AND ONLY A SMALL QUANTITY OF OIL REMAINED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE TANK. THE QUANTITY OF OIL REMAINING IN THE RESERVOIR WOULD HAVE BEEN UNUSABLE OIL TO THE INJECTION OIL SYSTEM. 13 JUNE 2012: ENGINE TEAR DOWN WAS COMPLETED BY ROTAX TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE, JORDAN PESKEVICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF FAA INSPECTOR, CRAIG BRUMLEY. MR. PESKEVICH EXAMINED THE ENGINE FOR FUEL, OIL AND COOLING SYSTEM INCONSISTENCIES WHERE DEVIATIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTALLATION WERE NOT FOLLOWED DURING THE ENGINE'S INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. NO INSTALLATION INCONSISTENCIES OR ENGINE MAINTENANCE ISSUES WERE NOTED THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINE SEIZURES BY THE ROTAX ENGINE REPRESENTATIVE. IT WAS ESTABLISHED DURING THE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION THAT NO LEAKAGE FROM THE INJECTION OIL RESERVOIR OCCURED POST ACCIDENT. THE DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER BORES AND PISTONS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER'S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH LACK OF LUBRICATION. ## 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 CEN12LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA302), May 14, 2012: Troyer Kitfox 3 (N7199T), Elm Creek, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to verify the amount of oil in the injection oil reservoir before takeoff, which resulted in an insufficient fuel/oil ratio and subsequent loss of engine 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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