20210809013579A

2021-08-09 1515L, N997EM, pulsar 150 experimental, crashed in a soybean field after losing all engine power taking off from Osceola, WI (koeo) airport runway 10.

The PIC had flown this aircraft out of the koeo airport that morning performing touch and goes. The aircraft had a balanced fuel load at 12 gallons per side. He decided to get out and stretch for an hour and speak with some locals. After that the PIC got back in the plane and went out and performed a full run-up as per his checklist. The run-up was conducted at 1800 RPM. The PIC then proceeded onto runway 10 for takeoff with a plan of another 3-4 local touch and goes. He performed the first takeoff and landing all systems normal. Rotating for the second time and climbing straight ahead through approximately 400 feet, with no pops or other noises, there was a split second pause of power and then complete loss and silence. The PIC believes that the prop was frozen. He immediately pushed the nose over, realized turning was not an option and went straight ahead. A slight 10 degree right turn was made to line up for a soybean field. He was maintaining best glide 80 mph approaching the field, and was surprised by the sink rate as it seemed more than he would have expected. Approaching the field wooden power poles became visible as did the power lines along the road directly prior to the field. These lines were about 40 foot poles along the dirt road. The PIC made the choice to pull back in an attempt to clear the lines. As the aircraft cleared the lines the PIC states that it stalled and rolled right, landing into the bean field right wing low, followed by tipping up on the nose, then left wing which broke off, coming to a rest right side up. The PIC did a quick shutdown and egressed the aircraft. There was no fire and he realized his wallet and phone were back in the aircraft and no one was coming to help so he went back in to get them and call 911. The PIC did have a gash on his left leg that ultimately would require 15 stitches and medical transport. In addition, he was covered in fuel and it was burning him, local first responders assisted in this matter.

Investigation showed that after the aircraft cleared the power lines in a stall, it turned right from a heading of 110 to 180. The right wing tip cut beans for 10 yards then the right main touched the ground. After 30 yards of travel the right wing tip cap came off and it appears a rotation to the right took place that put the nose heading 280, but the direction of travel continued on a 180 path. With the nose pointed west, yet traveling south, the left wing tip dug in the ground and the wing broke free. It appears the aircraft then rolled inverted hitting the ground, which was marked by a concentration of cowling glass and a proper distanced and sized hole in the dirt resembling the top of the vertical stabilizer. The aircraft then continued the roll to upright, breaking off the right wing, and coming to rest upright on the bottom of the right wing. The fuel lines to the left wing had broken free, they were bent, yet still attached to the right wing. The aircraft was sitting upright facing heading 280. The been field had been scared for about 60 yards on a 180 degree direction.

A follow on review discovered that the medical provided by the PIC was not valid. This was deemed unintentional and not causal. The PIC was clearly informed of the invalid medical. He received compliance action counseling and immediately started working with cami to correct this error.