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FAA accident report · Karns Eric W SKY RANGER · Hedgesville, WV · June 14, 2019

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Date
June 14, 2019 · 18:50 local
Place
Hedgesville, WV
Airport
Green Landings Private Residen
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N106RK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA172
Reported as
Karns Eric W SKY Ranger
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
N106RKRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2020 · Karns Eric W SKY RANGERS/N SKR0210260 · Built 2002Airframe modelKarns Eric W SKY RANGEREngine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 14, 2019 at approximately 6:50 pm local, privacy data omitted crashed during a takeoff from Green Landings private residential airpark (WV22) in Hedgesville, WV. privacy data omitted Was acting as the pilot in command of the 2 seat skyranger light sport airplane N106RK when he experienced a loss of power directly after takeoff. privacy data omitted And a female passenger, privacy data omitted were the only 2 occupants onboard.

After takeoff, privacy data omitted said that the engine began to sputter. He stated he was only about 50' in the air; then after a few seconds the engine surged to full power again as he continued his climb out to about 100'. Just as he passed the end of the 2600' runway the engine lost power again. The engine retarded to half power, about 2200 rpm's. at this point privacy data omitted attempted a left 180 degree turn back to the runway; however, he said he was too slow and was sinking towards the ground. He was only able to turn about 135 degrees before he hit the ground and crashed through a homeowners fence at 72 chisholm drive, then bounced back into the air and crossed chisholm drive and struck a ford F-350 pickup truck that was parked in the driveway at another home at 57 chisholm drive. The airplane broad-sided the passenger side of the truck, near the top dead center of the truck, causing it to roll over in the drive way. The airplane flipped over and came to rest upside down on the other side on the truck. privacy data omitted And his passenger were extracted from the aircraft by first responders. They both went to separate hospitals. privacy data omitted Was treated and released. privacy data omitted Had a compound fracture of her right foot and had to have surgery and was in the hospital for a few days.

No one on the surface was hurt.

There were about 4 eye witness each seeing different segments of the accident.

Weather - martinsburg eastern west Virginia regional airport (krmb): conditions: clr: 00; visibility 10.00; dry bulb temp: 71F 21.7C; wet bulb temp: 57F 13.9C; dew point temp: 45F 7.2C; humidity: 39%; wind speed: 9MPH; dir: 280 degrees; pressure: 29.49; precip: 0.00 altimeter: 30.07

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 14, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:50 PM LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED DURING A TAKEOFF FROM GREEN LANDINGS PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AIRPARK (WV22) IN HEDGESVILLE, WV. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE 2 SEAT SKYRANGER LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE N106RK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DIRECTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A FEMALE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE THE ONLY 2 OCCUPANTS ONBOARD.

AFTER TAKEOFF, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. HE STATED HE WAS ONLY ABOUT 50' IN THE AIR; THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE SURGED TO FULL POWER AGAIN AS HE CONTINUED HIS CLIMB OUT TO ABOUT 100'. JUST AS HE PASSED THE END OF THE 2600' RUNWAY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN. THE ENGINE RETARDED TO HALF POWER, ABOUT 2200 RPM'S. AT THIS POINT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER, HE SAID HE WAS TOO SLOW AND WAS SINKING TOWARDS THE GROUND. HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN ABOUT 135 DEGREES BEFORE HE HIT THE GROUND AND CRASHED THROUGH A HOMEOWNERS FENCE AT 72 CHISHOLM DRIVE, THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND CROSSED CHISHOLM DRIVE AND STRUCK A FORD F-350 PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT ANOTHER HOME AT 57 CHISHOLM DRIVE. THE AIRPLANE BROAD-SIDED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK, NEAR THE TOP DEAD CENTER OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER IN THE DRIVE WAY. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE ON THE TRUCK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY BOTH WENT TO SEPARATE HOSPITALS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF HER RIGHT FOOT AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A FEW DAYS.

NO ONE ON THE SURFACE WAS HURT.

THERE WERE ABOUT 4 EYE WITNESS EACH SEEING DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE ACCIDENT.

WEATHER - MARTINSBURG EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KRMB): CONDITIONS: CLR: 00; VISIBILITY 10.00; DRY BULB TEMP: 71F 21.7C; WET BULB TEMP: 57F 13.9C; DEW POINT TEMP: 45F 7.2C; HUMIDITY: 39%; WIND SPEED: 9MPH; DIR: 280 DEGREES; PRESSURE: 29.49; PRECIP: 0.00 ALTIMETER: 30.07

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 CEN19LA172Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHedgesville, WVA partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to the formation of carburetor ice while on the ground, which resulted in an impact with terrain.Jun 14, 2019 · Substantial damage