- Date
- June 24, 1983, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Granby, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3133LEipper Formance MX-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830624031899A
- Case key
- 16166
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ultralight nosed down during an emergency landing after the engine lost power at about 100' AGL after takeoff. The pilot attempted a landing on the remaining rwy after the power loss, but the acft could not be flared and ended up on the rwy partially inverted. The rear spark plug of the engine was found to have small particles of carbon between the electrode and firing point making the spark plug inoperative. The spark plug was a champion type N3C used on two-cycle gas engines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3133L
- Reported as
- Eipper Formance MX-2
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 3866
- Airframe hours
- 30
- Engine
- Cuyuna 2F430, 32 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Granby Ultral Light Aviation
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1982 · 255 hours before
- Departed
- Granby, CO
- Destination
- Granby, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 435 total · 87 in this make and model · 715 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.