ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363621
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1992 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N64SJ |
| MSN: | 1854 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 275 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jeffersonville, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KJVY) |
| (KJVY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS IN THE TOUCH-AND-GO PATTERN USING RWY 36 WHEN A SLOWER ACFT GOT IN THE PATTERN AHEAD OF HIM. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE. WHILE CLIMBING OUT THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON RWY 14. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON SOFT SOD, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FLEXIBLE CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE DUCT HAD COMPLETELY COLLAPSED.
Probable Cause: A COLLAPSED CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE DUCT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE SOFT, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92DEX01
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 19:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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