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Beagle Skyranch Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
White City, Oregon 97503
Saturday, July 13, 2013 16:30 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 13, 2013, about 1630 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Avid Flyer light sport airplane, N399Q, was substantially damaged during an off-airport forced landing in White City, Oregon, following a complete loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from Beagle Skyranch Airport (OR96), Medford, Oregon. The private pilot/owner was uninjured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no Federal Aviation Administration flight plan was filed for the flight.
According to the pilot, the preflight inspection, engine start, taxi-out, run-up, takeoff and initial climbout were all normal. The departure was conducted to the south from the unpaved runway at the non-towered airport. After takeoff, the pilot turned the airplane to the left (east) and continued climbing. He then noticed that the engine coolant temperature was rising faster than expected, and initiated a turnback to the airport. At an altitude of about 750 feet above the ground, he noticed the coolant temperature was still rising, so he reduced the power, and crossed over the airport in preparation for entering a left downwind leg to land back on runway to the north (since hills precluded landing to the south). When the airplane was abeam of the pilot's target landing location on the runway, the engine rpm decreased from 6,000 to about 3,500 rpm, and then the engine ceased operating. The pilot recognized that he would be unable to reach the runway, and selected a field as his new landing site. When the airplane was on short final, the pilot recognized that the airplane would not clear a double row of steel post fences that bordered the field perpendicular to the final approach path. The pilot "stalled" the airplane to get it on the ground quickly, and "skidded" into the fence.
According to the pilot, he held a private pilot certificate, and had a total flight experience of about 150 hours, with approximately 28 hours in the accident airplane make and model. He was at least the third owner of the airplane, which was equipped with a Rotax model 582 engine. A cursory post impact examination of the airplane by the pilot did not reveal any obvious reasons for the elevated coolant temperature and the engine failure. The airplane was retained for additional examination by the NTSB.
The 1653 automated weather observation at Rogue Valley International airport (MFR), Medford, located about 9 miles south of the accident site, included winds from 290 degrees at 10 knots; visibility 10 miles; clear skies; temperature 32 degrees C; dew point 7 degrees C; and an altimeter setting of 29.91 inches of mercury.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/13/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1630 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | White City |
| Event State | OREGON |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 97503 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | Beagle Skyranch |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | OR96 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1653 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 180 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MFR |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 9 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| 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) | 32 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 7 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 290 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.91 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA NWM ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 14 2013 5:11PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N399Q |
| NTSB Number | WPR13LA363 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Quarnoccio |
| Aircraft Model | Avid Flyer |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 399 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Jerry L. Warren |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Medford |
| Aircraft Owner State | OR |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 97504 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Jerry L. Warren |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Medford |
| Operator State | OR |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 97504 |
| 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 | OR96 |
| Departure City | White City |
| Departure State | OR |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | OR96 |
| Destination City | White City |
| Destination State | OR |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 14 2013 3:15PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |