Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Kimball Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Kimball, Nebraska 69145
Thursday, March 22, 2012 16:00 MDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot reported that the airplane's engine lost power about 50 feet above the ground after takeoff. He attempted to return to the airport, but the airplane impacted the ground. The airplane was powered by a converted Volkswagen automobile engine, which used a Harley Davidson motorcycle carburetor and did not have provisions for carburetor heat. The temperature and dew point at the time of the accident were 17 degrees Celsius and 0 degrees Celsius, respectively. According to carburetor probability icing charts, the airplane was operating in a region conducive to the formation of carburetor ice at glide or cruise power settings; however, the airplane was operating at a takeoff power setting. Due to the late reporting of the accident, no on-scene examination was performed. The pilot did not provide any additional information, so it could not be determined what caused the loss of engine power.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airplane and engine was not performed.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/22/2012 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1600 |
| Event Time Zone | Mountain Daylight Time |
| Event City | Kimball |
| Event State | NEBRASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 69145 |
| Event Date Year | 2012 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 411117N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1034038W |
| Event Location Airport | Kimball Municipal Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | IBM |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 4926 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1605 Mountain Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | IBM |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 4926 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | MDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 7500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| 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) | 17 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 50 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 18 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.89 |
| 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) | 31502 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA-ACE-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 31 2013 12:15PM |
| User who most recently changed record | johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N5936 |
| NTSB Number | CEN12LA239 |
| 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 | GERNER |
| Aircraft Model | EVANS WE-1 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | V1601 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 650 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Conditional |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 20 2011 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 1000 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | GERNER DONALD JACK |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | KIMBALL |
| Aircraft Owner State | NE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 69145-1419 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | GERNER DONALD JACK |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | KIMBALL |
| Operator State | NE |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 69145-1419 |
| 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 | IBM |
| Departure City | Kimball |
| Departure State | NE |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1600 |
| Departure Time Zone | MDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | IBM |
| Destination City | Kimball |
| Destination State | NE |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 5 2013 5:17PM |
| User who most recently changed record | brajo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 28 |
| Runway Length | 6199 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |