What happened
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During climbout from Ravendale Airport (O39), the engine of the N420WT
Failed at appx 100 feet above ground level. Aircraft crashed in a field
Approximately half a mile southwest from the departure end of O39 rwy 17.
The aircraft had been fueled at a previous airport (alturas, kaat), and
The aircraft had fuel on board being drawn from the right tank, at the
Time of the accident.
The aircraft was climbing out through 100 feet above ground level (AGL)
And 85 KIAS when the engine failed with mishap second pilot flying.
Mishap pilot, the PIC, took controls, lowered the nose to preserve
Airspeed, and made a slight left turn to try to make a landing on a road.
He checked throttle and mixture to make sure it was not operator error.
Throttle and mixture were as they were supposed to be for this phase of
Flight. The mishap pilot then extended flaps for landing, and landed the
Aircraft to the right of the road (the mishap pilot had noticed power
Lines paralleling the road and did not want to attempt a landing with
Those power lines in close proximity). The aircraft's landing gear
Sheared on landing, and the aircraft slid approximately 80 feet before
Coming to a stop. Mishap pilot had minor injury, mishap second pilot and
Passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMBOUT FROM RAVENDALE AIRPORT (O39), THE ENGINE OF THE N420WT
FAILED AT APPX 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD
APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE SOUTHWEST FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF O39 RWY 17.
THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FUELED AT A PREVIOUS AIRPORT (ALTURAS, KAAT), AND
THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL ON BOARD BEING DRAWN FROM THE RIGHT TANK, AT THE
TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT THROUGH 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL)
AND 85 KIAS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED WITH MISHAP SECOND PILOT FLYING.
MISHAP PILOT, THE PIC, TOOK CONTROLS, LOWERED THE NOSE TO PRESERVE
AIRSPEED, AND MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN TO TRY TO MAKE A LANDING ON A ROAD.
HE CHECKED THROTTLE AND MIXTURE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT OPERATOR ERROR.
THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THIS PHASE OF
FLIGHT. THE MISHAP PILOT THEN EXTENDED FLAPS FOR LANDING, AND LANDED THE
AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD (THE MISHAP PILOT HAD NOTICED POWER
LINES PARALLELING THE ROAD AND DID NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT A LANDING WITH
THOSE POWER LINES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY). THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR
SHEARED ON LANDING, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET BEFORE
COMING TO A STOP. MISHAP PILOT HAD MINOR INJURY, MISHAP SECOND PILOT AND
PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.