- Date
- April 19, 1986, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dorrseyville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40FPVere Eze Long EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860419012999A
- Case key
- 30208
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Analysis
The homebuilt acft collided with a ditch during a forced lndg short of the rwy after a power loss during a test flt. The plt had noted smoke in the cockpit and a loss of oil pressure. As he returned to the arpt the eng began to run rough and surge before quitting. During the lndg the lndg gear separated from the acft. During eng exam the crankcase breather tube was kinked and the oil sump was empty of oil. The eng turned freely with compression on all cylinders. No sign of mechanical failure was noted. The lower section of the eng was covered with oil from oil being pumped overboard thru a separated crankcase oil seal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40FP
- Reported as
- Vere Eze Long EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1217
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Franklin Jay Prosky
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 12, 1985 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- BTP
- Airport
- PN01 · Cedar Run Arpt., runway 36, 1,800 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 2 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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