# Accident 20220313003289A: S D Martin STALLION, Ridgeland, SC, March 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4900° N, 80.9900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4900&lon=-80.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262KT-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S D Martin STALLION (registry code 05635KV, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-d-martin-stallion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: TCM IO-550-N (registry code 42990, https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S D MARTIN STALLION
- Reported engine: TCM IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,005 total, 27 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220313003289A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT FLIGHT NUMBER 5, PILOT/BUILDER/MECHANIC STATED THE DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE OVERVOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE LANDING GEAR STARTED TO RETRACT AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE QUIT, ALONG WITH SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPING. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH NO PILOT INJURIES REPORTED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE FIREWALL.

## 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 ERA22LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA155), Mar 13, 2022: Aircraft Designs Stallion (N262KT), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of sufficient electrical power to the engine’s electronic fuel injection/ignition system for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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