# Accident 20180528006099A: Irlbeck Thomas H RV-8, Somerset, WI, May 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2018, 20:15 local time
- Place: Somerset, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1417° N, 92.7025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1417&lon=-92.7025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214FF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214FF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Irlbeck Thomas H RV-8 (registry code 05608YB, https://openairdocs.org/model/irlbeck-thomas-h-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: IRLBECK THOMAS H RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 80 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180528006099A

## Narrative

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

DUAL ELECTRONIC IGNITION FAILED DUE TO DISCONNECTED WIRE.  EMERGENCY LANDING HAD TOUCHDOWN POINT 10 FEET FROM IMPACTING FENCE BETWEEN TWO BEAUTIFUL FIELDS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA200), May 29, 2018: Irlbeck Thomas H RV 8 (N214FF), Somerset, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to damaged and disconnected electronic ignition wires from both the main and backup batteries, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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