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FAA accident report · Roberts John G SUPER BEAR · Lagrande, OR · June 20, 2015

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Date
June 20, 2015 · 07:59 local
Place
Lagrande, OR
Airport
La Grande/Union County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92MJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15LA192
Reported as
Roberts John G Super Bear
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total50 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N92MJRegistered now · Roberts John G SUPER BEARS/N 2144 · Built 1993Airframe modelRoberts John G SUPER BEAREngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While receiving instruction the student pilot was manipulating the controls and perfromed a total of 3 take-offs and landings to a full stop and 1 go-around. On the fourth take-off from runway 12 the student pilot climbed straight out and at 100 to 200 ft AGL the engine surged. The engine returned to normal then immediately surged again and quit. The student pilot gave control to the instructor pilot who accepted control of the aircraft. The intructor pilot made a right turn then made a left turn to try to land on the taxiway runup area. The instructor pilot leveled the wings and hit the ground hard heading 093. The left wing tip touched the ground. The lf MLG collapsed, the wheel contacted and bent the lift struts and the rt MLG broke off the airplane the aircraft slid on its belly for 136 ft and came to rest with the nose pointing to heading 020. On scene investigation found adequate fuel in both tanks. The aircraft was operated on the left tank during the accident flight. Teardown investigation found no gas in the carburator.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE RECEIVING INSTRUCTION THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS AND PERFROMED A TOTAL OF 3 TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP AND 1 GO-AROUND. ON THE FOURTH TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 12 THE STUDENT PILOT CLIMBED STRAIGHT OUT AND AT 100 TO 200 FT AGL THE ENGINE SURGED. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL THEN IMMEDIATELY SURGED AGAIN AND QUIT. THE STUDENT PILOT GAVE CONTROL TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WHO ACCEPTED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INTRUCTOR PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN THEN MADE A LEFT TURN TO TRY TO LAND ON THE TAXIWAY RUNUP AREA. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT LEVELED THE WINGS AND HIT THE GROUND HARD HEADING 093. THE LEFT WING TIP TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE LF MLG COLLAPSED, THE WHEEL CONTACTED AND BENT THE LIFT STRUTS AND THE RT MLG BROKE OFF THE AIRPLANE THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY FOR 136 FT AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE POINTING TO HEADING 020. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND ADEQUATE FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED ON THE LEFT TANK DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. TEARDOWN INVESTIGATION FOUND NO GAS IN THE CARBURATOR.

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 WPR15LA192Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLa Grande, ORA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Jun 20, 2015 · Substantial damage