- Date
- June 19, 1992, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5151MPeres 5151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920619020219A
- Case key
- 37031
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Probable cause
Seizure of the #2 piston which resulted in the lost of engine power and subsequent collision with trees during a 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
The pilot reported that he was on climbout when the engine lost power. According to the pilot, the engine was running good, and then it lost power without warning. The pilot made a forced landing to an open field, but landed short and struck trees. Examination of the engine revealed that the #2 cylinder piston had seized.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5151M
- Reported as
- Peres 5151
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 5151-2676117
- Engine
- Rotax 582, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Victor Peres
- Registered owner
- Victor Peres
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 1900
- Departed
- ERI
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,970 total · 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.