# Accident 20120519012089A: Jackson Jerry TOP DOG, Apple Valley, CA, May 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2012, 08:00 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Open Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5719° N, 117.1853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5719&lon=-117.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214AB-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jackson Jerry TOP DOG (registry code 05903LQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-jerry-top-dog) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACKSON JERRY TOP DOG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519012089A

## Narrative

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

AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AN OPEN FIELD WITH A STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE TRYING TO RETURN FOR LANDING.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR12LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA217), May 19, 2012: Jackson TOP DOG (N214AB), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because the anomalies revealed during the postaccident examination would not have necessarily precluded normal…

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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