- Date
- May 27, 2000, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hurricane, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N35LPEiriavion PIK 20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000527008069A
- Case key
- 49297
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Probable cause
The complete loss of power due to the separation of the magneto ground lead and the rough and unsuitable terrain during the forced landing.
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
During initial climb following takeoff on a local area flight, the power glider's engine lost all power and the pilot conducted a forced landing to rough, uneven terrain causing damage to the tail cone, left wing, and landing gear. Examination of the engine provided evidence that the magneto ground lead had separated.
Factual narrative
On May 27, 2000, at 1330 mountain daylight time, a Eiriavion Oy PIK 20E power glider, N35LP, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after takeoff near Hurricane, Utah. The private pilot was not injured. The flight was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local area flight.
According to the pilot, the engine lost all power during initial climb following takeoff and he conducted a forced landing in a rough field. Damage was incurred to the tail boom, left wing, and landing gear.
Examination of the engine by the pilot provided evidence that the ground lead to the magneto had separated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35LP
- Reported as
- Eiriavion PIK 20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20301
- Airframe hours
- 1,127
- Engine
- Rotax 505, 43 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terrance R. Ebling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 3, 2000 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 1L8
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 1,060 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGU, 1 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.
Other investigations on N35LP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.