# Accident 20131204024249A: Thompson William A SPARROW II, Jeromesville, OH, December 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2013, 12:40 local time
- Place: Jeromesville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8042° N, 82.1958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8042&lon=-82.1958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5955Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5955Y-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson William A SPARROW II (registry code 05606M5, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-william-a-sparrow-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMPSON WILLIAM A SPARROW II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131204024249A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2013 IN JEROMESVILLE, OH.

AIRCRAFT: SPARROW LL, REGISTRATION: N5955Y

INJURIES: 1 SERIOUS

ON DECEMBER 4, 2013, ABOUT 1240 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SPARROW LL , N5955Y, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DOING TOUCH AND GO?S AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE STUDENT PILOT (ONLY OCCUPANT) WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO?S ON HIS OWN LANDING STRIP BEHIND HIS HOUSE. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SOD RUNWAY IS (900 FEET X 50 FEET). THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

A PERSON IN THE HOUSE NEXT TO THE LANDING STRIP HEARD THE ENGINE ?SPUTTERING?, BUT DID NOT SEE THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES.

THE WRECKAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 1,000 FEET SOUTH OF TOWNSHIP ROAD 1600 IN A FIELD. THE WRECKAGE WAS UPRIGHT AND ORIENTED IN ABOUT A NORTH-EASTERLY HEADING.  THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS AND THE NOSECONE EXHIBITED IMPACT DAMAGE WHILE THE EMPENNAGE WAS UNDAMAGED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS  SELECTED TO THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK.  THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING FUEL TANKS.

THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WHICH WAS ISSUED 7/25/2012.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE-UNKNOWN

FLIGHT TIME-UNKNOWN

THE RECORDED WEATHER AT MFD, AT 1735, WAS: WIND 160 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 MILES; FEW CLOUDS AT 1700 FEET; TEMPERATURE 13DEGEES C; DEW POINT 9;  ALTIMETER 29.84 INCHES HG.

## 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 CEN14LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA079), Dec 4, 2013: Thompson William A Sparrow II (N5955Y), Jeromesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's in-flight loss of control while attempting to return to the runway following a loss of engine power. The cause of the loss of engine power could not be determined because the…

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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