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FAA accident report · Aircraft · Patillas, PR · March 26, 2014

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Date
March 26, 2014 · 16:20 local
Place
Patillas, PR
Airport
Patillas
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Home built aircraft from scratch, powered by a four cylinder, volkswagen engine. The aircraft was piloted by Mr. Emerito guzmanprivacy data omitted. According to privacy data omitted, on or about 1620 hours, they were at the airport in Patillas, puerto rico and Mr. Guzmanprivacy data omittedMr. Santosprivacy data omittedMr. Santosprivacy data omittedMr. Guzman^ was taken to the closest emergency hospital and declared deceased soon after. The main wreckage was contained within 60 feet, some trees branches were cut as a result of the aircraft collision. The aircraft ended upright on the ground facing to the north. The investigation revealed that the right wing was extremely damaged; left wing was damaged and pieces found to the north of the aircraft. The engine was facing to the ground, one propeller blade was splintered in the soil and the other was upright with a length crack just aft to the leading edge. The two front spark plugs leads were disconnected from the engine. The ignition system was composing of gel battery, coil, cables and distributor with an on/off switch. The battery positive terminal was intentional broken off. The weather information on that day at 1600 hours was between 9 to 10 mph gusting between 16 to 17 mph, wind direction was south east. On may 6, 2014, conducted an engine inspection as per NTSB request, a check list was provided and the following result was attained: aircraft battery has 12 volts, the fuel tank was with approximately three gallons of fuel and the fuel filter was clear and appeared free of contaminants, engine oil level was full, the fuel lines appeared to be in a serviceable condition, the throttle and mixture control has continuity from the cockpit, removed the spark plugs and conducted a visual inspection and noticed normal condition, with a flashlight inspected the cylinder and they appeared to be normal, with the assistance of inspector ruiz, check continuity of the valve train and manually check the cylinder compression acquiring positive results.

As the FAA filed it

HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT FROM SCRATCH, POWERED BY A FOUR CYLINDER, VOLKSWAGEN ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY MR. EMERITO GUZMAN^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ON OR ABOUT 1620 HOURS, THEY WERE AT THE AIRPORT IN PATILLAS, PUERTO RICO AND MR. GUZMAN^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. SANTOS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. SANTOS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. GUZMAN^ WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST EMERGENCY HOSPITAL AND DECLARED DECEASED SOON AFTER. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN 60 FEET, SOME TREES BRANCHES WERE CUT AS A RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLISION. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UPRIGHT ON THE GROUND FACING TO THE NORTH. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED; LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AND PIECES FOUND TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS FACING TO THE GROUND, ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS SPLINTERED IN THE SOIL AND THE OTHER WAS UPRIGHT WITH A LENGTH CRACK JUST AFT TO THE LEADING EDGE. THE TWO FRONT SPARK PLUGS LEADS WERE DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS COMPOSING OF GEL BATTERY, COIL, CABLES AND DISTRIBUTOR WITH AN ON/OFF SWITCH. THE BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS INTENTIONAL BROKEN OFF. THE WEATHER INFORMATION ON THAT DAY AT 1600 HOURS WAS BETWEEN 9 TO 10 MPH GUSTING BETWEEN 16 TO 17 MPH, WIND DIRECTION WAS SOUTH EAST. ON MAY 6, 2014, CONDUCTED AN ENGINE INSPECTION AS PER NTSB REQUEST, A CHECK LIST WAS PROVIDED AND THE FOLLOWING RESULT WAS ATTAINED: AIRCRAFT BATTERY HAS 12 VOLTS, THE FUEL TANK WAS WITH APPROXIMATELY THREE GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS CLEAR AND APPEARED FREE OF CONTAMINANTS, ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL, THE FUEL LINES APPEARED TO BE IN A SERVICEABLE CONDITION, THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROL HAS CONTINUITY FROM THE COCKPIT, REMOVED THE SPARK PLUGS AND CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND NOTICED NORMAL CONDITION, WITH A FLASHLIGHT INSPECTED THE CYLINDER AND THEY APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF INSPECTOR RUIZ, CHECK CONTINUITY OF THE VALVE TRAIN AND MANUALLY CHECK THE CYLINDER COMPRESSION ACQUIRING POSITIVE RESULTS.