Lake Elmo Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

St. Paul, Minnesota 55082
Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During takeoff, the engine never reached full power. While about 18 feet above the runway, the pilot attempted to land. During the attempt, the pilot initiated a steep bank turn in order to avoid an airport perimeter fence. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The engine was test run with a slave propeller and the engine developed normal power and RPM. The reason for the loss of partial engine power during takeoff could not be determined.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff during the takeoff roll when he became aware of the engine not producing full power.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/28/2009
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1145
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City St. Paul
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 55082
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 445951N
Event Location Longitude 0925120W
Event Location Airport Lake Elmo Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 21D
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 933
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
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) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 10
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 26885
NTSB Notification Source FAA Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 22 2010 2:23PM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4031
NTSB Number CEN10LA064
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Minor
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name KRUSMARK DAVID HOMER
Aircraft Model SEAREY
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 1MK225
Certified Max Gross Weight 1420
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats 2
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 Nov 1 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 273
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name GRAF DAVID R
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1303 GENEVA AVE N
Aircraft Owner City OAKDALE
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55128-5705
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name GRAF DAVID R
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 1303 GENEVA AVE N
Operator City OAKDALE
Operator State MN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 55128-5705
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 21D
Departure City St. Paul
Departure State MN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1143
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 21D
Destination City St. Paul
Destination State MN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 3 2010 10:04AM
User who most recently changed record saua
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 2850
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --