# Accident 20150210001239A: Wolfe Brooks RV-7, Belfair, WA, February 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2015, 13:15 local time
- Place: Belfair, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4250° N, 122.8747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4250&lon=-122.8747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N513BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wolfe Brooks RV-7 (registry code 05630S2, https://openairdocs.org/model/wolfe-brooks-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOLFE BROOKS RV-7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,629 total, 66 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150210001239A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 10, 2015 AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT A WOLFE BROOKS RV-7, N513BW HAD DEPARTED TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT (KTIW) AT APPROXIMATELY 13:15 HEADING TOWARDS BREMERTON (KPTW). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE FLEW TO FOX ISLAND AND THEN FLEW OVER UNION ON THE HOOD CANAL.THE PILOT STATED HE THEN TURNED NORTHWEST AND FLEW UP THE CANAL TOWARDS KPTW, AS HE TURNED TOWARDS BREMERTON AND NEARING THE TOWN OF BELFAIR THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT WITH NO FOREWARNING. THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1500MSL.THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED THE BOOST PUMP ON.THE PILOT ENGAGED THE STARTER SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE PROPELLER JUST "TWICHING" SLIGHTLY WITH EACH ATTEMPT. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING SITE. HE DETERMINED THAT THE BEST AREA FOR HIS LANDING WAS A GRAVEL SPIT NEAR THE PORT OF ALLYN BOAT LAUNCH. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE DECELERATION FROM THE TIRES IN THE SMALL PEA GRAVEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WITH ITS MOMENTUM FLIPPED OVER. INSPECTOR BRIAN WILSON ARRIVED ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30, HE SPOKE WITH THE REPSPONDERS AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT FORWARDED A REPORT AND PICTURES THAT TOOK ON SCENE. INSPECTOR WILSON STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE PROPELLER TO SHOW CONTINUITY OF THE DRIVETRAIN.THE PILOT MADE A STATEMENT OF AND FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE.WITNESSES HAD REPORTED THAT THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLING AND THEN THEY HEARD THE PLANE GO SILENT. ONE WITNESS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT SPUTTERING AND THEN GO SILENT.THE COAST GUARD HAD REPORTED TO INSPECTOR WILSON THAT THEY HAD RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS PERFORMED ON MARCH 2, 2015. THE TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE REVEALED CRANSHAFT SEPERATION FAILURE AT THE #3 ROD JOURNAL.

## 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 WPR15LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA101), Feb 10, 2015: Vans RV7 - Undesignat (N513BW), Belfair, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the unapproved repair and improper inspection of the engine…

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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