# NTSB CHI02CA267: Tomash Avid Flyer, N369AF, Camp Lake, WI, August 31, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 31, 2002, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Camp Lake, WI
- Coordinates: 42.533332, -88.158332
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5333&lon=-88.1583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 2002
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 55878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02CA267
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55878/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA267

## Probable cause

The total failure of the engine ignition system, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.  The low altitude was a contributing factor.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - ignition system - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, emergency descent/landing
- In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing
  - altitude - low (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airplane was damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power after takeoff.  The pilot stated that he was taking off when the engine quit during the initial climb out.  The pilot subsequently landed the airplane in a forested area.  He stated that he had turned the airplane away from houses during the forced landing.  A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine ignition system would not produce a spark.  No other anomalies were found.

## Factual narrative

On August 31, 2002, at 1430 central daylight time, an amateur-built Tomash Avid Flyer, N369AF, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power after takeoff from the Camp Lake Airport, Camp Lake, Wisconsin.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.  The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured.  The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.

In a written report the pilot stated that both he and his partner had flown the airplane earlier in the day.  He stated that after they had lunch he started the airplane and proceeded to takeoff on runway 18.  He stated: "On climb out, just after passing the departure end of the runway, the engine suddenly quit."  The pilot subsequently landed the airplane in a forested area.  He stated that he had turned the airplane away from houses during the forced landing.

A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine ignition system would not produce a spark.  No other anomalies were found.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N369AF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369AF-2011-09-27), registration cancelled 2011-09-27, S/N 369, built 1988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Tomash Avid Flyer
- Registry model: [Tomash Leonard James AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/tomash-leonard-james-avid-flyer) (registry code 05612WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 369
- Engines: Rotax 532 lg reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Daniel A. Gray
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: 49C, Camp Lake, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; last flight review July 21, 2001; flight hours: 362 total, 22 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Other investigations on N369AF (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 CHI91DEP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP06), Jun 7, 1991: Avid Flyer Avid Flyer (N369AF), Endeavor, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE CARBURETOR ICE TO AVOID AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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