# Accident 20220716012779A: Stucky Steven D RV-7, Topeka, KS, July 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2022, 12:43 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Buena Terra Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1461° N, 95.6104° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1461&lon=-95.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stucky Steven D RV-7 (registry code 056273A, https://openairdocs.org/model/stucky-steven-d-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STUCKY STEVEN D RV-7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220716012779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED BUENA TERRA AIRPORT (33KS) TO OBTAIN FUEL FOR AN UPCOMING TRIP.  THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AND PULLED UP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.  THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 250 TO 300 FEET.  THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DESCEND AND ENGINE POWER CAME BACK.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT STRUCK THE GROUND FATALLY INJURYING THE PILOT.

## 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 WPR22FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA254), Jul 16, 2022: Stucky Steven D RV-7 (N283S), Topeka, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while performing an aerobatic maneuver on takeoff, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, a subsequent aerodynamic…

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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