# NTSB CEN11CA016: Kevin Wilkinson Easy Eagle 1, N44KW, Central City, NE, October 2, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 2, 2010, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC) - Place: Central City, NE - Coordinates: 41.107592, -98.050552 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1076&lon=-98.0506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report March 16, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 77555 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA016 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77555/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77555 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA016 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Wilkinson Kevin L EASY EAGLE I, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=05629EI), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Wilkinson Kevin L EASY EAGLE I, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05629EI), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) ## Analysis The sport pilot had just departed in his experimental airplane on a local flight when he experienced a total engine failure at an altitude of 500-700 feet above the ground. The pilot was unable to land on the remaining length of runway and therefore he elected to make a forced landing to a plowed field directly off the end of the runway. The airplane sustained damage to all three landing gear, the fuselage, and both wings. During a postaccident examination of the engine, the source of the power loss could not be determined; no other anomalies were found with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The sport pilot had just departed in his single-engine experimental airplane on a local flight when he experienced a total engine failure at an altitude of 500-700 feet. The pilot was unable to land on the remaining length of runway so he made a forced landing to a plowed field directly off the end of the runway. The airplane sustained damage to all three landing gear, the fuselage, and both wings. An examination of the engine revealed that a source of the power loss could not be determined. No other anomalies were found with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N44KW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44KW), registered now, S/N 614, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Kevin Wilkinson Easy Eagle 1 - Registry model: [Wilkinson Kevin L EASY EAGLE I](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkinson-kevin-l-easy-eagle-i) (registry code 05629EI) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 614 - Engines: Volkswagen 1915 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kevin L Wilkinson - Registered owner: Kevin L Wilkinson - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Departed: 07K, Central City, KS - Destination: 07K, Central City, KS - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: 07K, Central City, runway 33 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; flight hours: 161 total, 40 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20101002047589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002047589A), Oct 2, 2010: Wilkinson K EASY EAGLE, Central City, NE, Substantial damage. On October 2nd, 2010, experimental/amateur built, N44KW, Easy Eagle 1, took off from Central City, NE airport (07K, Larry reineke field) at approximately 0845… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 9, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77555. 307 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 307 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338337&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. 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