# Accident 20180704015829A: Miles Robert SMITH TRIKE, Lewistown, IL, July 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2018, 07:00 local time
- Place: Lewistown, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3461° N, 90.1681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3461&lon=-90.1681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11VW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11VW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miles Robert SMITH TRIKE (registry code 05618ZX, https://openairdocs.org/model/miles-robert-smith-trike) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILES ROBERT SMITH TRIKE
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180704015829A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC STATED THAT HE DEPARTED ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL AIRPORT (KSPI) AT AROUND 6:15 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON JULY 4TH, 2018 EN-ROUTE TO MONMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C66).  THE PIC STATED THAT WITH AROUND 20 MINUTES LEFT IN HIS FLIGHT TO C66 HE HAD TO DESCEND FROM 2000 FEET  MSL DOWN TO 1550 MSL TO AVOID A LAYER OF CLOUDS.  AT AROUND 7:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN LOST TOTAL POWER.  THE PIC STATED THAT AS HE LOST ALTITUDE THE ENGINE CAME BACK TO LIFE BUT THEN WOULD GAIN AND LOSE POWER EVERY 20 TO 30 SECONDS.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN ENOUGH POWER TO HOLD ALTITUDE SO HE DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD LANDING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SAW A LINE OF TREES AHEAD OF HIM SO HE STARTED TO CIRCLE TO FIND A LANDING SITE.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE CHOSE A GRAVEL ROAD WITH NO POWER LINES ON EITHER SIDE TO EXECUTE HIS LANDING.  AFTER THE LANDING, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A DITCH NEXT TO THE ROAD WHERE THE LEFT LOWER WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 GAA18CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA397), Jul 4, 2018: Robert Miles Smith Trike (N11VW), Lewiston, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor icing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during a forced…

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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