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FAA accident report · Flight Design Ctsw · Muskogee, OK · June 6, 2015

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Date
June 6, 2015 · 12:45 local
Place
Muskogee, OK
Airport
Haskell
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N535CT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA258
Reported as
Flight Design Ctsw
Reported engine
ROTAX ULS-2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Pilot stated that he performed a preflight inspection at approximately 10:20 with no defects noted. Fuel samples were also accomplished with no contamination present.

Upon start, all engine parameters appeared normal, however, charging system indicated abnormal output. Aircraft was then shut down and system checked. The aircraft was then restarted and all indications appeared normal. Aircraft departed from 2K9 at approximately 12:45 pm on runway 17.

After lift off and approximately 2/3 to 3/4 down runway, engine began sputtering with significant loss of power, with engine still running. A glide was established and a right turn was made (east) followed by a left turn (north) towards departure airport.

While losing altitude the aircraft eventually landed in a saturated field, near the airport, with tail and mains contacting first, followed by the nose wheel which ultimately sank into the ground causing the aircraft to flip forward on it's top and separating the empenage from the airframe. Both the pilot and passenger then exited the aircraft with minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FUEL SAMPLES WERE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO CONTAMINATION PRESENT.

UPON START, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL, HOWEVER, CHARGING SYSTEM INDICATED ABNORMAL OUTPUT. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SHUT DOWN AND SYSTEM CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RESTARTED AND ALL INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM 2K9 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 PM ON RUNWAY 17.

AFTER LIFT OFF AND APPROXIMATELY 2/3 TO 3/4 DOWN RUNWAY, ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING WITH SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING. A GLIDE WAS ESTABLISHED AND A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE (EAST) FOLLOWED BY A LEFT TURN (NORTH) TOWARDS DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

WHILE LOSING ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY LANDED IN A SATURATED FIELD, NEAR THE AIRPORT, WITH TAIL AND MAINS CONTACTING FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL WHICH ULTIMATELY SANK INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP FORWARD ON IT'S TOP AND SEPARATING THE EMPENAGE FROM THE AIRFRAME. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA258Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHaskell, OKThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident engine examination and test run did not reveal any evidence of preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Jun 6, 2015 · Substantial damage