Ryan NAVION G N2401T

Summary

On 14 September 2005 at about 23:35 local time, a Ryan NAVION G registered N2401T was involved in an accident near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 September 2005 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Geneva Air Estates (WI89)

Coordinates

42.5722, -88.3672

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION G

Registration

N2401T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake Geneva → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA266

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel and the pilot's inadequate preflight. A factor was the fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted a fence and terrain during a forced landing after a loss of power during takeoff. The pilot reported that "everything looked good" for takeoff when he departed. The airplane lifted off the runway at 80 mph. The pilot reported, ""At about 40 ft agl the engine went flat. I checked airspeed and I was at 60 mph so I put the nose down." As the airplane hit a fence at the end of the runway, the engine regained full power and the airplane crossed a street and went into a field before the pilot shut the engine off. The inspection of the airplane revealed no deficiencies that would have precluded normal engine operation. The pilot reported that the airplane had not been flown in the previous two weeks and had been parked on a slight hill that sloped down and to the right. It had rained the night before the accident flight, and the pilot found water in the wing's filler caps. As a result of the sloped hill, the airplane's wing fuel tanks were not level when he checked for water contamination during the preflight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.