20250207000809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Vulcanair S P A VULCANAIR V1.0 · Cheswold, DE · February 7, 2025

Date
February 7, 2025 · 22:50 local
Place
Cheswold, DE
Airport
Delaware Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
UDWS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N186DS
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA113
Reported as
Vulcanair S P A Vulcanair V1.0
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-M1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
183 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.

While aircraft was on final approach for landing to runway 09, the aircraft experienced a total loss of engine power, resulting in the aircraft landing short of the runway. Upon touchdown the aircraft flipped over sustaining damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and the left wing. The pilot and passenger were not injured.

This form may be amended once further investigation reveals any mechanical issues.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING TO RUNWAY 09, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

THIS FORM MAY BE AMENDED ONCE FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES.

NTSB investigation

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