- Date
- September 2, 1992, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Shiocton, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4220XReif Avid Flyer
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920902034999A
- Case key
- 15246
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot-in-command to obtain a proper climb rate, and his lack of total expereince in the type of airplane.
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 that during the initial climb phase he was unable to establish a satisfactory positive climb rate; although, he indicated experiencing no mechanical problems. He elected to land the airplane and during the landing collided with the crop. A post accident examination of the airplane failed to reveal any mechanical malfunctions which would have contributed to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4220X
- Reported as
- Reif Avid Flyer
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 076
- Airframe hours
- 72
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Simon, Edward
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · February 24, 1992 · 25 hours before
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 5 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 21,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATW, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.