- Date
- September 17, 1983, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wayland, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGKruer Pterodactyl
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12368
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Ignition system,ignition switch - looseCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Light condition - duskFactor
Analysis
The plt reported that during takeoff, the eng backfired & quit when the ultralight vehicle was aprx 100 ft AGL. He made a right turn to land back on the rwy. However, he stated that a slipping turn was made which 'resulted in a steep angle of attack on landing, causing the nose gear to fail & the airframe to impact the ground.' The plt also stated that the on/off switch had a faulty connection due to vibration which allowed the eng to quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Kruer Pterodactyl (PTERODACTY)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- NONE
- Airframe hours
- 100
- Engine
- Cuyuna ULZ-02, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- William M. Kruer
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 16, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 41C · Wayland, MI
- Airport
- 41C · Wayland Muni.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F