# Accident 20160922021449A: Pahnke Vernon A VANS RV-9A, Newark, IL, September 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5366° N, 88.5806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5366&lon=-88.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pahnke Vernon A VANS RV-9A (registry code 05621FR, https://openairdocs.org/model/pahnke-vernon-a-vans-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAHNKE VERNON A VANS RV-9A
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,573 total, 513 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160922021449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEVELED OFF IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A FLUCTUATION IN FUEL PRESSURE BETWEEN ZERO AND NORMAL.  THE ENGINE WAS SURGING.  PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING AT CUSHING AIRPORT (0C8) IN NEWARK, IL.  HE CIRCLED OVER THE FIELD AND ENDED UP HIGH AND FAST AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  HE SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE AND STALLED IT 10-15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  THE AIRPLANE SLID ABOUT 30 FEET.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N899RV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180728006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728006749A), Jul 28, 2018: Pahnke Vernon A VANS RV-9A (N899RV), Holland, MI, Substantial damage. On July 28, 2018 at 09:50 am eastern daylight time, an experimental van?s RV-9A aircraft, N899RV, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received…

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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