What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Interview date: July 13, 2016
Interview location: (FL97) Tangerine Airport Zellwood FL
Pilot name: privacy data omitted
Pilot certificate type/no: privacy data omitted
Pilot experience: about 1480 tt and less than 1 hour in aircraft.
Accident aircraft id: N867TG
Pilot provided:
That another airman had recently completed the required flight hours for the sign-off of the new experimental aircraft.
That this was his first flight in his new aircraft.
That he had practiced aerobatics for less than an hour.
That while returning to the airport he realized that the engine had either quit or was stuck at a reduce power setting and was not controllable with the throttle control.
That he eventually realized that he could get bursts of power by using the fuel primer intermittently to provide fuel to the engine.
That in this condition he attempted two unsuccessful landing.
That on the second climb-out, at a few hundred feet the engine did quit.
That his attempt to land in a small field came up short and he flew the aircraft into the trees.
Note: this is an experimental engine and was so noted in the aircraft records. The original ignition system had been replaced at overhaul with an experimental electronic system installed by barrett precision engines and the original carburetor was replaced with an experimental airflow performance system also at overhaul.
Google earth review of the accident area provides that there were few to no emergency landing fields available to airman. As such no futher action is planned for airman.
As the FAA filed it
INTERVIEW DATE: JULY 13, 2016
INTERVIEW LOCATION: (FL97) TANGERINE AIRPORT ZELLWOOD FL
PILOT NAME: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
PILOT CERTIFICATE TYPE/NO: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
PILOT EXPERIENCE: ABOUT 1480 TT AND LESS THAN 1 HOUR IN AIRCRAFT.
ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ID: N867TG
PILOT PROVIDED:
THAT ANOTHER AIRMAN HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED FLIGHT HOURS FOR THE SIGN-OFF OF THE NEW EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.
THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN HIS NEW AIRCRAFT.
THAT HE HAD PRACTICED AEROBATICS FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR.
THAT WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT HE REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD EITHER QUIT OR WAS STUCK AT A REDUCE POWER SETTING AND WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL.
THAT HE EVENTUALLY REALIZED THAT HE COULD GET BURSTS OF POWER BY USING THE FUEL PRIMER INTERMITTENTLY TO PROVIDE FUEL TO THE ENGINE.
THAT IN THIS CONDITION HE ATTEMPTED TWO UNSUCCESSFUL LANDING.
THAT ON THE SECOND CLIMB-OUT, AT A FEW HUNDRED FEET THE ENGINE DID QUIT.
THAT HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A SMALL FIELD CAME UP SHORT AND HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE TREES.
NOTE: THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE AND WAS SO NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED AT OVERHAUL WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INSTALLED BY BARRETT PRECISION ENGINES AND THE ORIGINAL CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRFLOW PERFORMANCE SYSTEM ALSO AT OVERHAUL.
GOOGLE EARTH REVIEW OF THE ACCIDENT AREA PROVIDES THAT THERE WERE FEW TO NO EMERGENCY LANDING FIELDS AVAILABLE TO AIRMAN. AS SUCH NO FUTHER ACTION IS PLANNED FOR AIRMAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.