# Accident 20220909017049A: Engineering & Research 415-C, Galion, OH, September 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2022, 18:30 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7562° N, 82.7220° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7562&lon=-82.7220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99209-2023-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engineering & Research 415-C (registry code 0420302, https://openairdocs.org/model/engineering-research-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909017049A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED GQQ AIRPORT TO REMAIN IN THE AREA FOR A SOLO/ PRACTICE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE UPWIND FROM RUNWAY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 300FT AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN TO THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE ROAD PARADELLE TO THE RUNWAY AS HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND RIGHT WING DOWN, SLID INTO A TELEPHONE WIRE POLE AND SPUN AROUND TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE TAIL WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSEWHEEL WERE BENT AND COLLAPSED. PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH A WINDMILLING OR STOPPED ENGINE. WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE TO ONE BLADE AND MODERATE CURLING BACK ON THE OTHER.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

UPON INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL OF THE PROPER GRADE AND COLOR. NO WATER WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL WHEN SAMPLED. THE ENGINE HAD A FRESH OIL CHANGE AND HAD OIL IN THE ENGINE WHEN CHECKED. THE COMPRESSION WAS CHECKED BY HAND AND THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER APPEARED TO HAVE LITTLE TO NO COMPRESSION. FURTHER EXAMINATION THE EXHAUST VALVE APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN THE MOST OPEN POSITION POSSIBLE. THE VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN AND EVEN WITH MODERATE FORCE IT WOULD NOT MOVE, OPEN OR CLOSED. THE BOTTOM PLUG AND TOP PLUG APPEARED VERY DARK (BLACK) WITH RESIDUE.

## 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 ERA22LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA412), Sep 9, 2022: Engineering & Research 415-C (N99209), Galion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an exhaust valve that was stuck in the open position.

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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