# NTSB LAX83FUG16: Eiriavion PIK 20E, N83FU, Hemet, CA, July 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1983, 17:40 local (Jul 4, 1983, 00:40 UTC)
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Location: 33.7340° N, 117.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEMET-RYAN (HMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7340&lon=-117.0223&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FUG16
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23545/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG16

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, go-around (vfr)
  - fuel system,filter - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, approach
  - fuel system,filter - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE ACFT MADE A HARD LANDING OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A GO-AROUND. THIS WAS A MOTOR GLIDER AND THE PILOT SAID HE PLANNED THIS MISSED APPROACH GO-AROUND MANEUVER PRIOR TO HIS APPROACH. AT ABOUT 400 FT AGL HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LAND DOWNWIND. THE INITIAL APPROACH WAS TO RWY 22 WITH THE WIND FROM 200 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY FOR LANDING HE LANDED ON THE ARPT IN A ROUGH DIRT GRASS AREA. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED AT ABOUT 45 KTS AND A WING WAS DRAGGED DURING ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N83FU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Eiriavion Oy PIK 20E
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 20280
- Airframe hours: 55
- Engines: ROTAX 501 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Douglas A. Perrenod
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 27, 1983, 54 hours before
- Airport: HMT, Hemet, runway 22, 3,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, expired; seat: center; flight hours: 615 total, 25 in this make and model, 417 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830703035519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703035519A), Jul 3, 1983: Eirvon PIK20E, Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted go around in motorized glider. Engine malfunction caused emergency landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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