# Accident 20150928023189A: Edward M Van Morlan RANS S-12, Gardner, KS, September 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2015, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8097° N, 94.9581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8097&lon=-94.9581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98ES-2019-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edward M Van Morlan RANS S-12 (registry code 05632AR, https://openairdocs.org/model/edward-m-van-morlan-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 670 (registry code 55598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-670) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDWARD M VAN MORLAN RANS S-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 670
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150928023189A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 08, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LAND ON RWY 17. BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED INTO A LEFT SPIN WITH THE NOSE POINTED TOWARD THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN ON AIRPORT PROPERTY IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 CEN15LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA431), Sep 28, 2015: Edward M Van Morlan Rans S-12 (N98ES), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate airspeed control and the airplane’s exceedance of its critical angle-of-attack during the forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident…

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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