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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bickers Kenneth N PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER · Longmont, CO · June 23, 2015

Date
June 23, 2015 · 08:02 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N313KB
Reported as
Bickers Kenneth N Pietenpol AIR Camper
Reported engine
Corvair 164
People aboard
1
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.

On June 23, 2015, at approximately 0758 mountain daylight time, a single engine Pietenpol Air Camper aircraft, registration number: N313KB, received minor damage upon impacting the ground following a loss of engine power.

The private pilot did not receive any injuries. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) existed at this time.

This was the maiden flight for this experimental aircraft. The aircraft took off from runway 29 and climbed to approximately 250 feet when the engine loss total power.

The pilot attempted to restart the engine but failed. He continued to fly straight and landed into a corn field. The aircraft ended upside down, and the landing gear, engine cowling and propeller received minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 23, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0758 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE ENGINE PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER: N313KB, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE UPON IMPACTING THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS WAS THE MAIDEN FLIGHT FOR THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 29 AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE LOSS TOTAL POWER.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT FAILED. HE CONTINUED TO FLY STRAIGHT AND LANDED INTO A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UPSIDE DOWN, AND THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.