20171005014329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Thomas Stephen GLASAIR SUPER II RG · Santa Ynez, CA · October 5, 2017

Date
October 5, 2017 · 10:43 local
Place
Santa Ynez, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N248ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18LA007
Reported as
Thomas Stephen Glasair Super II RG
Reported engine
Mistral G-190
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
733 total86 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Shortly after the second departure, while conducting traffic pattern work, the engine lost power. Pilot initiated an off field landing, striking a dirt berm and a wire fence.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER THE SECOND DEPARTURE, WHILE CONDUCTING TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT INITIATED AN OFF FIELD LANDING, STRIKING A DIRT BERM AND A WIRE FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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