ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58990
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| Date: | Thursday 19 March 2009 |
| Time: | 11:08 |
| Type: |  Rans S-6S Coyote II Super Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N312RW |
| MSN: | 11041619S |
| Total airframe hrs: | 103 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 DCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cartersville Airport, Cartersville, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cartersville, GA (VPC) |
| Cartersville, GA (VPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing in an experimental, amateur-built airplane, equipped with a non-certificated 65-horsepower engine. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane lost partial engine power, banked 90 degrees left, nosed down and collided with the ground while attempting to return to the runway. Examination of the engine ignition system found that it was equipped with two coil packs. Chafing was observed on two wires from the aft coil pack. If the chafed wire running to the ignition made contact with the adjacent ground wire, or the engine block, the aft cylinder would have stopped producing power, and the remaining cylinder would have had difficulty continuing normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a partial loss of engine power during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was chafed wires in the ignition system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=312RW
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2009 13:31 | Digitalis | Added |
| 29-Nov-2009 04:07 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2016 19:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2016 19:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2016 19:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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