# Accident 20150308004959A: Jimenez Michael Gene VANS RV-7A, Dayton, NV, March 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2015, 15:20 local time
- Place: Dayton, NV
- Airport: Dayton Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2364° N, 119.5531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2364&lon=-119.5531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tolle Alan E VANS  TOLLE RV-6A (registry code 05608MQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/tolle-alan-e-vans-tolle-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JIMENEZ MICHAEL GENE VANS RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,033 total, 306 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150308004959A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 8, 2015, ABOUT 1520 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV-7A, N51MJ, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING DESCENT TO DAYTON VALLEY AIRPARK (A34) DAYTON, NEVADA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RUDDER. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AUN), AUBURN, CALIFORNIA AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STARTED HIS DESCENT FROM A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 11,500 FEET. AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED THROUGH ABOUT 8,500 FEET HE INCREASED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD JUST SHORT OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT'S RUNWAY. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE SOFT DIRT THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A SECURE LOCATION FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 WPR15LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA127), Mar 8, 2015: Jimenez Vans RV 7A (N51MJ), Dayton, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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