# Incident 20221021016629I: Dudley Kem WH4 HARPOON, Devils Lake, ND, October 21, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2022, 15:05 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Airport: Devils Lake Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1166° N, 98.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEVILS LAKE RGNL (DVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1166&lon=-98.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N358TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dudley Kem WH4 HARPOON (registry code 056218H, https://openairdocs.org/model/dudley-kem-wh4-harpoon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter 601D (registry code 64005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-601d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DUDLEY KEM WH4 HARPOON
- Reported engine: WALTER 601D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 747 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221021016629I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AFTER A NORMAL PREFLIGHT.  PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB WAS NORMAL.  PIC STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES WHILE IN CLIMB.  OUT OF CAUTION, THE PIC BEGAN A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ENGINE POWER LOSS CONTINUED UNTIL THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE IN THE TURN.  PIC CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR BEST GLIDE SPEED TOWARDS RUNWAY 31.  PIC PERFORMED THE DOWNWIND, ENGINE OUT LANDING ON RUNWAY 31.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP TANK MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE SLOW, NEAR STALL LANDING SPEED. A SLIGHT CROSSWIND CONTRIBUTED TO THE LEFT-WING LOW CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT-WING TIP TANK AND OUTBOARD WING STRUCTURE.

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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