# Accident 20250207000809A: Vulcanair S P A VULCANAIR V1.0, Cheswold, DE, February 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2025, 22:50 local time
- Place: Cheswold, DE
- Airport: Delaware Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: UDWS
- Location: 39.2166° N, 75.6093° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2166&lon=-75.6093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186DS-2026-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vulcanair S P A VULCANAIR V1.0 (registry code 6780115, https://openairdocs.org/model/vulcanair-s-p-a-vulcanair-v1-0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A (registry code 40891, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VULCANAIR S P A VULCANAIR V1.0
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250207000809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA25LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA113), Feb 8, 2025: Vulcanair S P A Vulcanair V1.0 (N186DS), Cheswold, DE, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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