# Accident 20150620009089A: Roberts John G SUPER BEAR, Lagrande, OR, June 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2015, 07:59 local time
- Place: Lagrande, OR
- Airport: La Grande/Union County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2872° N, 118.0039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2872&lon=-118.0039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roberts John G SUPER BEAR (registry code 05618TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/roberts-john-g-super-bear) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTS JOHN G SUPER BEAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150620009089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA192), Jun 20, 2015: Roberts Super Bear (N92MJ), La Grande, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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