- Date
- April 26, 1999, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fremont, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6123PDawe Arnet Pereyra AV II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990426004079A
- Case key
- 46170
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Probable cause
the seizure of the powerplant.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he taxied the airplane around Peck Lake for a period of three to four minutes then he departed the lake on a westerly heading. The pilot stated that during the initial climb, at an altitude of approximately 120 feet above ground level, the engine seized. The pilot reported that the airplane collided with a top of a tree while maneuvering for an open field. The aircraft impacted the terrain nose first and came to rest in an inverted orientation. During the post accident investigation an engine teardown and inspection were conducted. Inspection of the magneto cylinder and piston revealed scoring along cylinder and piston walls. The piston face, from the magneto cylinder, was distorted in appearance when compared to the power-takeoff piston face. The power-takeoff piston wall and skirt exhibited a blue colored discoloration. Inspection of the pilot's logbooks revealed that the pilot did not possess a single-engine sea rating.
Factual narrative
On April 26, 1999, at 1530 eastern daylight time, a Dawe Arnet Pereyra AV II, N6123P, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing, following a loss of power, during initial climb from Peck Lake, near Fremont, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot reported minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of Fremont Municipal Airport, Fremont, Michigan.
According to the pilot's written statement, he taxied the airplane around Peck Lake for a period of three to four minutes then departed the lake on a westerly heading. The pilot stated that during the initial climb, at an altitude of approximately 120 feet above ground level (agl), the engine seized. The pilot reported that the airplane collided with a top of a tree while maneuvering for an open field. The pilot stated that the aircraft impacted the terrain nose first and came to rest in an inverted position.
During the post accident investigation an engine teardown and inspection was conducted. Inspection of the magneto cylinder and piston revealed scoring along cylinder and piston walls. The piston face, from the magneto cylinder, was distorted in appearance when compared to the power-takeoff piston face. The power-takeoff piston wall and skirt exhibited a blue colored discoloration.
Inspection of the pilot's logbooks revealed that the pilot did not possess a single-engine sea rating.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6123P
- Reported as
- Dawe Arnet Pereyra AV II (ARNET PERE)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- AP2A 0043
- Airframe hours
- 85
- Engine
- Rotax 618 UL DCDI, 74 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fredrick R. Dawe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination
- 3FM · MI
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 524 total · 78 in this make and model · 501 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKG, 20 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.