# Accident 20190614006969A: Karns Eric W SKY RANGER, Hedgesville, WV, June 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2019, 18:50 local time
- Place: Hedgesville, WV
- Airport: Green Landings Private Residen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5747° N, 77.9714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5747&lon=-77.9714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106RK-2020-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Karns Eric W SKY RANGER (registry code 05620H2, https://openairdocs.org/model/karns-eric-w-sky-ranger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KARNS ERIC W SKY RANGER
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190614006969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN19LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA172), Jun 14, 2019: Karns SKY Ranger (N106RK), Hedgesville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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