# Accident 20210815014339A: Manley Alan E SKYRAIDER, Towanda, KS, August 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2021, 16:45 local time
- Place: Towanda, KS
- Airport: Augusta Municiple
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7409° N, 96.9843° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7409&lon=-96.9843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56179-2024-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Manley Alan E SKYRAIDER (registry code 05611Z6, https://openairdocs.org/model/manley-alan-e-skyraider) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MANLEY ALAN E SKYRAIDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210815014339A

## Narrative

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

AFTER EXTENSIVE ENGINE RUN UP, ENGINE FAILED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF.  RPMS DROPPED TO ABOUT 5K, WHICH PRODUCED STABLE FLIGHT.  PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY, BUT ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AS HE TURNED.  WITHOUT POWER HE CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD.  THE PILOT STATED, "I KNOW THAT AS THE RPM DROPPED, I MADE A GENTLE TURN TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE HOME AND THEN TRIED TO FLARE BUT WITH NO SPEED OR ALTITUDE TO PLAY WITH ALL I DID WAS PANCAKE AND MAYBE SLID 20' AT MOST."

## 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 CEN21LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA372), Aug 15, 2021: Flying K Enterprises Sky Raider (N56179), Augusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not determined based on available information.

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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