Ingersoll Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Canton, Illinois 61520
Friday, September 6, 2002 10:10 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power, the pilot inadvertantly stalled on short final and the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that immediately after takeoff, the engine began to "sputter and lose r.p.m.'s". The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but was unable to maintain altitude and elected to execute a forced landing into a bean field approximately 200 feet east of the runway. The pilot reported installing a new carburetor which required an adapter to properly mate to the existing intake manifold. This was the first flight following installation. He reported that a full static run-up had been completed prior to takeoff and that two static run-ups were conducted in the days prior to the accident. A post-accident examination revealed that the flanges on the aircraft engine intake manifold and the carburetor mounting flange did not seal completely, causing an induction air leak at the carburetor mounting flange. In addition, one coil on the electronic ignition was found to be cracked and failed to produce a spark at its associated spark plugs.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The partial failure of the ignition system, the induction air leak at the carburetor mounting plate, and the pilot's inadvertant stall during the forced landing. Contributing factors were the crack in the electronic ignition coil, and the improper installation of the carbuetor resulting in an induction air leak.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/6/2002
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1010
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Canton
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 61520
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 403409N
Event Location Longitude 0900430W
Event Location Airport Ingersoll
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CTK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0.1
Degrees magnetic from airport 90
Airport Elevation 684
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 954 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 70
Weather Observation Facility ID PIA
Elevation of weather observation facility 660
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 18
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 17
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.11
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13245
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Sep 6 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1107
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 23 2003 12:26PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office FAA -- Springfiled FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N356RB
NTSB Number CHI02LA274
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Brooks
Aircraft Model Sonerai 2L
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 1493
Certified Max Gross Weight 950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Conditional
Date of Last Inspection May 27 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 8
Airframe Hours 23
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Ronald W. Wright
Aircraft Owner Street Address 616 Kerfoot Street
Aircraft Owner City East Peoria
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 61611
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Flight Test
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code CTK
Departure City Canton
Departure State IL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1010
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - initial climb
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Mar 18 2003 8:52AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --