Aviat PITTS S-2B N29RG

Summary

On 13 March 2002 at about 21:38 local time, a Aviat PITTS S-2B registered N29RG was involved in an accident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 March 2002 at 21:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrence J. Timmerman (MWC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aviat PITTS S-2B

Registration

N29RG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milwaukee → Milwaukee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA091

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the telephone pole.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power approximately three minutes after departure and the pilot performed a forced landing into an agricultural field. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted a telephone pole. During a post-accident inspection the engine was started and ran without anomalies between 600 and 800 rpm. The engine was not run at a higher rpm due to vibrations caused by the bent propeller. The engine responded to throttle control inputs and the engine was shut down using the mixture control. The propeller was removed, straightened, and reinstalled on the engine. The engine was subjected to a static power-run and operated with no anomalies at 2,500 rpm for approximately 10 minutes. No anomalies were found with the fuel system and/or engine that could be associated with any preexisting condition that would have precluded the normal operation of the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.