# NTSB ATL06LA048: Joel H Johnson Rans S-6ES Coyote II, N5196W, Cartersville, GA, March 5, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 5, 2006, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Cartersville, GA - Coordinates: 34.123054, -84.848609 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1231&lon=-84.8486&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO 11 College Park - NTSB case key (mKey): 63333 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06LA048 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63333/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA048 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an forced landing, on ground collision with a ditch, and nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - ditch - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were practicing takeoff training, pattern work, and approach to landing instruction. The CFI stated that after making a "touch and go", the engine began to "sputter" and was losing power. The airplane was 300 to 400 feet above the ground and about two thirds down runway-01.The CFI took control of the airplane and leveled it out in hopes that the engine would regain power. The engine stopped and the CFI made a forced landing in a field adjacent to the airport. The airplane collided with a ditch on touchdown and nosed over. The registered owner of the airplane stated, "The engine assembly was removed from the airframe and examined. The top spark plugs were removed. The electrodes were normal as depicted in the Rotax Maintenance Manual, and the proper gap was set. The oil and fuel lines were not breached. A visual fuel sample was taken and no contaminants were noted. The fuel system was intact and full of fuel. The in-line fuel filters were free of contaminants. The carburetors were inspected and no contaminants were noted. The electrical system was examined. A functional check of the electrical coils and lighting coils was completed. No anomalies were noted. Manually turning the engine checked the gearbox. The rotary valves were functional and compression appeared normal with rotation of the engine by hand. The engine head was removed and no damage was noted to the pistons, sleeves or rings. No determination was made pertaining to the loss of engine power." ## Factual narrative On March 5, 2006, at 1645 eastern standard time, an experimental Rans S-6ES Coyote II, N5196W, registered to and operated by a private owner, as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, lost engine power, made a forced landing, and nosed over inverted two miles north of Cartersville Airport, Cartersville, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot/ flight instructor (CFI) reported minor injuries, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight was originating from Cartersville Airport at the time of the accident. The CFI and student pilot were practicing take off training, pattern work, and approach to landing instruction. The CFI stated that after making a "touch and go", the engine began to "sputter" and was losing power. The airplane was 300 to 400 feet above the ground and about two thirds down runway-01.The CFI took control of the airplane and leveled it out in hopes that the engine would regain power. The engine stopped and the CFI made a forced landing in a field adjacent to the airport. The airplane collided with a ditch on touch down and nosed over inverted. The registered owner of the airplane stated, "The engine assembly was removed from the airframe and examined. The top spark plugs were removed. The electrodes were normal as depicted in the Rotax Maintenance Manual, and the proper gap was set. The oil and fuel lines were not breached. A visual fuel sample was taken and no contaminants were noted. The fuel system was intact and full of fuel. The three in line fuel filters were free of contaminants. The carburetors were inspected and no contaminants were noted. The electrical system was examined. A functional check of the electrical coils and lighting coils was completed. No anomalies were noted. Manually turning the engine checked the gearbox. The rotary valves were functional and compression appeared normal with rotation of the engine by hand. The engine head was removed and no damage was noted to the pistons, sleeves or rings. No determination was made pertaining to the loss of engine power." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5196W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196W-2018-03-27), registration cancelled 2018-03-27, S/N 0492295, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Joel H Johnson Rans S-6ES Coyote II - Registry model: [Johnson Joel H RANS S-6ES COYOTE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-joel-h-rans-s-6es-coyote-ii) (registry code 05620KM) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 0492295 - Airframe hours: 218 - Engines: Rotax 582 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Dan Medlin - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2006 - Departed: VPC, CARTERSVILLE, GA - Destination: VPC, CARTERSVILLE, GA - Airport: VPC, Cartersville ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 74; injuries: minor; flight instructor, private, sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 2,400 total, 46 in this make and model, 2,300 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; injuries: none; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KVPC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060305002849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060305002849A), Mar 5, 2006: Amtr RANSS6, Cartersville, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) While making a takeoff during a "touch and go" the engine began to lose power over the numbers on the departure end of the runway at approximately… ## Other investigations on N5196W (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 ERA15LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA133), Feb 19, 2015: Johnson Joel H Rans S-6ES Coyote II (N5196W), Rincon, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate maintenance and inspection of the fuel system, which resulted in partial blockage of a fuel filter, a partial loss of engine power, and subsequent ditching. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.