# Accident 20221205018559A: Orlican S R O M-8 EAGLE, Saint Louis, MO, December 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2022, 17:27 local time
- Place: Saint Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Cour Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7243° N, 90.5094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7243&lon=-90.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Orlican S R O M-8 EAGLE (registry code 05640NO, https://openairdocs.org/model/orlican-s-r-o-m-8-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLICAN S R O M-8 EAGLE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 8 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221205018559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO THE MECHANIC OF THE AIRCRAFT, HAD BEEN WORKING WITH AN INFLIGHT ENGINE PROBLEM OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH. THERE WERE TWO PREVIOUS INSTANCES WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND RESULTED IN ONE DECLARED INFLIGHT EMERGENCY AND ONE FLIGHT RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT FLYING TO DO AN INFLIGHT CHECK. THE CHECK STARTED DURING DAY VMC CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDED INTO NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS WHEN THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS OCCURRED. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND MANAGED THE AIRCRAFT WITH PARTIAL POWER BACK TO THE AIRPORT (1H0). DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF LANDING THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET SLOW AND DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. WHEN HE ADDED POWER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OVER 400 FEET PAST THE APPROACH END OF RWY 16 AT 1H0.

INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE DYNON DATA AND MANUFACTURE DESIGN IS STILL UNDER REVIEW. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRICAL AUXILIARY FUEL BOOST PUMP HAS AND INLINE FILTER AND THIS FILTER WAS COMPLETELY CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. DURING REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL THERE WAS NO INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL AUXILIARY FUEL BOOST PUMP FILTER. THIS HAS BEEN SENT FOR ANALYSIS PENDING RESULTS.

PENDING PROPELLER INFORMATION.

## 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 CEN23LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA061), Dec 5, 2022: Orlican S R O M-8 Eagle (N602TG), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed/angle-of-attack during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.

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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