- Date
- April 20, 1991, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wahoo, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N459EZFagerberg Longeze
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910420011529A
- Case key
- 14801
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Probable cause
The improper installation/maintenance of the carburetor heat control. A factor was the pilot's restricted visual outlook.
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.
Analysis
The pilot stated there was a loss of engine power as the homebuilt airplane reached about 500 feet above the ground during initial climb. He performed a forced landing with the retractable nose gear up and locked. The airplane struck a fence post that was obscured by the nose of the airplane during the approach and landing flare. The engine operated normally during a postaccident run up. Investigation revealed the carburetor heat hose was disconnected. Weather conditions were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N459EZ
- Reported as
- Fagerberg Longeze
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- Q
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John R. Fagerberg
- Registered owner
- John R. Fagerberg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- AHQ · Wahoo Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 72 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.