ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178500
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| Date: | Monday 10 August 2015 |
| Time: | 10:33 |
| Type: | Evans Volksplane VP-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9288 |
| MSN: | 42010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 120 hours |
| Engine model: | AeroVee 2180 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport (KBKV), Brooksville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Brooksville, FL (BKV) |
| Brooksville, FL (BKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The sport pilot, who was also the builder of the single-seat, experimental, amateur-built airplane, stated that he had "some issues" during assembly of the experimental engine kit, but was finally able to achieve the desired engine rpm during static tests. Subsequently, during the airplane's takeoff roll on its first flight with the new engine, the pilot noted that the airplane was able to gain airspeed, but struggled to become airborne. The pilot stated that he should have aborted the takeoff at that point. The airplane reached a maximum altitude about 100 ft, the engine lost power, and the airplane descended into trees and was destroyed by a postimpact fire. The extent of the fire precluded detailed documentation of the engine and its associated systems; therefore, the reason for the loss of power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff after determining that the engine was not producing adequate power. Contributing to the accident was the engine's inability to produce adequate power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive postimpact fire damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9288
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2015 19:36 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Aug-2015 22:14 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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