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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gosselin Charles GLASTAR · Lee'S Summit, MO · December 31, 2016

Date: December 31, 2016 · 07:47 local
Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N120CG
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA066
Reported as: Gosselin Charles Glastar
Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total280 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N120CGRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2017 · Gosselin Charles GLASTARS/N 5681 · Built 2007 Airframe modelGosselin Charles GLASTAR Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After jump starting his engine using a portable battery, pilot took off from runway 18 and entered level flight in a southwesterly direction. Pilot experienced an enging failure 10 minutes into flight. At that time the pilot turned to return to lxt in a northeast direction. The pilot successfully restarted his engine but shortly after restart, it failed again. Losing airspeed and altitude, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and experinced a slow speed stall crashing into a nearby parking lot.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER JUMP STARTING HIS ENGINE USING A PORTABLE BATTERY, PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AND ENTERED LEVEL FLIGHT IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGING FAILURE 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT TURNED TO RETURN TO LXT IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED HIS ENGINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER RESTART, IT FAILED AGAIN. LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXPERINCED A SLOW SPEED STALL CRASHING INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA066Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLee's Summit, MOPartial failure of the electric system due to a battery short, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Dec 31, 2016 · Substantial damage