# NTSB ATL82FID11: Volmer VJ-22, N2297Z, Lewiston, VA, July 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1982, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Lewiston, VA
- Location: 38.0687° N, 77.7422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0687&lon=-77.7422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FID11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71418/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID11

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause)
  - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

PILOT FERRYING AIRCRAFT TO NEW OWNER AND LOST POWER. A HARD FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A PASTURE. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE WHICH FAILED LANDING GEAR. PILOT HAD ZERO TIME IN THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. OWNER OF AIRCRAFT HAD POWER FAILURE SAME MORNING DUE TO CARB ICE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2297Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297Z-1984-10-25), registration cancelled 1984-10-25, S/N N1S1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Volmer Aircraft VJ-22
- Registry model: [Ness A K VOLMER VJ22](https://openairdocs.org/model/ness-a-k-volmer-vj22) (registry code 9570425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: N1S1
- Airframe hours: 272
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290 140 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Chris Sterling
- Registered owner: Chris Sterling
- Departed: HANOVER, VA
- Destination: FRONT ROYAL, VA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,715 total, 1,570 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 205 °F

## 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 19820718038639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718038639A), Jul 18, 1982: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Lewiston, VA, Destroyed. Engine quit on pilots first flight in type. Stalled on emergency landing. Failed to use carburetor heat.

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.

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