# Incident 20120703013319I: Engen David Lars WAG AERO SPORTSMAN 2, Culpeper, VA, July 3, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5255° N, 77.8596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CULPEPER RGNL (CJR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5255&lon=-77.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N428DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engen David Lars WAG AERO SPORTSMAN 2 (registry code 05630UG, https://openairdocs.org/model/engen-david-lars-wag-aero-sportsman-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGEN DAVID LARS WAG AERO SPORTSMAN 2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120703013319I

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOST.  PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS USING THE THROTTLE AND ELEVATOR TRIM.  ON LANDING THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND.  THIS WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT HAD NO INJURIES. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED; THE BOLT THAT RETAINS THE PUSH ROD TUBE FROM THE CONTOL YOKE  TO THE ELEVATOR BELCRANK WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED.  ONLY THE BOLT AND WASHER WERE FOUND IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N428DD (1)

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

- [Incident 20210517020379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210517020379I), May 17, 2021: Engen David Lars WAG AERO SPORTSMAN 2 (N428DD), Minor damage. Pilot said during rollout the aircraft leaned left then veered right. He attempted to correct the with full left rudder but this did not correct the situation…

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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