# Accident 20220329003509A: Fpna A-22 VALOR, Mascotte, FL, March 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2022, 14:35 local time
- Place: Mascotte, FL
- Airport: Grassroots Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6417° N, 81.8850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6417&lon=-81.8850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22LV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22LV-2023-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fpna A-22 VALOR (registry code 0590145, https://openairdocs.org/model/fpna-a-22-valor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FPNA A-22 VALOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220329003509A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS PRE-FLIGHTED AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT, AS AIRMAN CLIMBED OUT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND COUGH WITH AN APPARENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  SYMPTOMS LESSENED HOWEVER, PILOT DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BEST TO LAND, AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO RUNWAY ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER WITH POWER LOSS.  ENGINE DIED AND LOST ALL POWER.  PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY WHEN HE HIT A WOODEN FENCE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED THE PLANE.  THE PLANE LANDED INVERTED AND PILOT HAD TO BE CUT FROM THE SEATBELTS IN ORDER TO BE RESCUED.  SUSPECT FUEL VALVES WERE NOT IN THE OPEN POSITION BEFORE TAKEOFF.

## 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 ERA22LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA174), Mar 29, 2022: Fpna A-22 Valor (N22LV), Mascotte, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s incorrect positioning of both wing fuel valves, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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