20231015021889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robert E Van Zant TVAP-4 · Franksville, WI · October 15, 2023

Date
October 15, 2023 · 09:45 local
Place
Franksville, WI
Airport
Cindy Guntly Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42VZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA012
Reported as
Robert E Van Zant TVAP-4
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-C1E6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
118 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed guntley field in franklin WI and on the climb out the pilot stated that the aircraft lost all power. The pilot cleared the houses and did a forced landing in a sod field north of the field. Just before rolling to a stop the aircraft nose wheel dug into a swampy area and flipped upside down. The pilot stated that it felt as iff the magnetos wher turned off. The airworthy inspector discovered a blown fuse in the electronic ignition system that cause the magnetos to fail.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED GUNTLEY FIELD IN FRANKLIN WI AND ON THE CLIMB OUT THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT CLEARED THE HOUSES AND DID A FORCED LANDING IN A SOD FIELD NORTH OF THE FIELD. JUST BEFORE ROLLING TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO A SWAMPY AREA AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IFF THE MAGNETOS WHER TURNED OFF. THE AIRWORTHY INSPECTOR DISCOVERED A BLOWN FUSE IN THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM THAT CAUSE THE MAGNETOS TO FAIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.