# Accident 20120811021139A: Sackman Randal D SACKMAN SPECIAL, Ste Genevieve, MO, August 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ste Genevieve, MO
- Airport: Ste Genevieve Flying Club Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9702° N, 90.0403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9702&lon=-90.0403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4760R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4760R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sackman Randal D SACKMAN SPECIAL (registry code 05615E0, https://openairdocs.org/model/sackman-randal-d-sackman-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SACKMAN RANDAL D SACKMAN SPECIAL
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN VW 1915 CC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total, 291 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA637](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA637) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811021139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED STE GENEVIEVE MO AIRPORT GRASS RUNWAY TO THE NORTH.  HE TURNED TO THE NORTH EAST AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET MSL AND PERFORMED 3-4 WINGOVER THEN DESCENDED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND PERFORMED A LOW PASS IN FRONT OF FAMILY MEMBERS.  HE WAS HEADED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.  AT MID FIELD HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND INITIATED A CLIMB.  A FEW SECONDS INTO THE CLIMB THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER.  PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO LEVEL AT APPROXIMATELY 40- 50 FEET AGL WITH AIRSPEED INDICATING 55 MPH.  PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY.  INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WAS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD.  AIRCRAFT DROPPED ONTO THE MAIN GEAR FOLDING IT UNDER.  AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER STRIKING THE PROP AND FRACTURING THE FRONT SPAR OF LOWER LEFT WING.PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND PULLED IT UPRIGHT TO STOP FUEL LEAKAGE.NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12LA637](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA637), Aug 11, 2012: Sackman Sackman Special (N4760R), Ste. Genevieve, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during a low level maneuver due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.

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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