What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft departed geu around 0730 and crashed around 0755. The accident was about 1 mile north of New River rd about 2 miles east of I-17.
Mcso report# 17-020993 ? Officer richard wurzbach badge# 1208
Sgb and I arrived on scene at 1152.
1 POB ? privacy data omittedBuilder & repairman privacy data omitted, no injuries acft is believed to be a complete loss.
PIC was flying acft to confirm flight control correction for right wing heavy (verification was good, wings level).
Heading 360*, at 6,000?, 450 fpm climb the engine went from 2850 RPM to 1400 RPM, uncommanded.
PIC performed a 180* to find level ground.
PIC did not turn on aux fuel pump (electric pump).
Departed gue with 30 gallons of fuel (confirmed wing tanks were still full).
PIC found plateau and attempted to land but had too much energy and ran long of the plateau.
Placed flaps at full and turned off the master switch for impact.
Impact at approximately 65KTS.
The left wing tip struck a creosote bush followed by the left wing leading edge striking a barrel cactus, left gear impact, slight left spin ripping the left gear off and coming to a rest on n. 33rd ave.
Special (experimental/amateur built) awc issued 3/30/2016.
Condition inspection performed by builder privacy data omitted repairman in June 2017.
Verification of fuel to carb negative.
Throttle cable intact.
Carb is fail safe to full throttle.
Until engine is torn down, source is unk. At this point, the mechanical fuel pump is suspect.
Spoke with steve stein (NTSB).
NTSB wants the engine and fuel system investigated.
Air transport contacted by the owner at the request of the owners insurance company.
Acft recovery in place.
Departed scene at 1355.
7/26/2017, Engine teardown with NTSB. Nothing abnormal was noted. Mechanical fuel pump and pressure compensating caburetor were removed and sent to the oem for teardown / analysis.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT DEPARTED GEU AROUND 0730 AND CRASHED AROUND 0755. THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF NEW RIVER RD ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF I-17.
MCSO REPORT# 17-020993 ? OFFICER RICHARD WURZBACH BADGE# 1208
SGB AND I ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 1152.
1 POB ? ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BUILDER & REPAIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NO INJURIES ACFT IS BELIEVED TO BE A COMPLETE LOSS.
PIC WAS FLYING ACFT TO CONFIRM FLIGHT CONTROL CORRECTION FOR RIGHT WING HEAVY (VERIFICATION WAS GOOD, WINGS LEVEL).
HEADING 360*, AT 6,000?, 450 FPM CLIMB THE ENGINE WENT FROM 2850 RPM TO 1400 RPM, UNCOMMANDED.
PIC PERFORMED A 180* TO FIND LEVEL GROUND.
PIC DID NOT TURN ON AUX FUEL PUMP (ELECTRIC PUMP).
DEPARTED GUE WITH 30 GALLONS OF FUEL (CONFIRMED WING TANKS WERE STILL FULL).
PIC FOUND PLATEAU AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND BUT HAD TOO MUCH ENERGY AND RAN LONG OF THE PLATEAU.
PLACED FLAPS AT FULL AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH FOR IMPACT.
IMPACT AT APPROXIMATELY 65KTS.
THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A CREOSOTE BUSH FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE STRIKING A BARREL CACTUS, LEFT GEAR IMPACT, SLIGHT LEFT SPIN RIPPING THE LEFT GEAR OFF AND COMING TO A REST ON N. 33RD AVE.
SPECIAL (EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR BUILT) AWC ISSUED 3/30/2016.
CONDITION INSPECTION PERFORMED BY BUILDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPAIRMAN IN JUNE 2017.
VERIFICATION OF FUEL TO CARB NEGATIVE.
THROTTLE CABLE INTACT.
CARB IS FAIL SAFE TO FULL THROTTLE.
UNTIL ENGINE IS TORN DOWN, SOURCE IS UNK. AT THIS POINT, THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP IS SUSPECT.
SPOKE WITH STEVE STEIN (NTSB).
NTSB WANTS THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM INVESTIGATED.
AIR TRANSPORT CONTACTED BY THE OWNER AT THE REQUEST OF THE OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY.
ACFT RECOVERY IN PLACE.
DEPARTED SCENE AT 1355.
7/26/2017, ENGINE TEARDOWN WITH NTSB. NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS NOTED. MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP AND PRESSURE COMPENSATING CABURETOR WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO THE OEM FOR TEARDOWN / ANALYSIS.
NTSB investigation
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