# Incident 20120710011669I: Caldwell John L SKY RAIDER II, Caldwell, ID, July 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2012, 11:20 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880JC-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Caldwell John L SKY RAIDER II (registry code 056245I, https://openairdocs.org/model/caldwell-john-l-sky-raider-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALDWELL JOHN L SKY RAIDER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 1 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710011669I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT AFTER THE ANNUAL AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE. THE PILOT PERFORMED 15 MINUTES OF TAXI TESTING WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. THE PILOT POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 12 FOR TAKE OFF AND ADDED POWER. DURING CLIMBOUT, AT MID-FIELD, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150' AGL THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD POP, SENT A LARGE PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE OUT THE TAILPIPE AND QUIT. THE PILOT REALIZED THERE WAS NOT MUCH RUNWAY LEFT IN FRONT OF HIM AND PERFORMED AN 'S' TURN TO BLEED OFF ALTITUDE. THE PILOT MAEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATTEMPT TOUCHDOWN ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, HOWEVER, LANDED IN THE GRASS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABEAM THE NUMBERS OF 30. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MLG COLLAPSED AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE CONTACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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