Rose Peregrine accident near Reno, NV
On September 12, 2007, a Rose Peregrine (airplane) was involved in an accident near Reno, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 12, 2007
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Aircraft
- Rose Peregrine · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.668°N, 119.876°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070924X01434
NTSB summary
On September 11, 2007, approximately 1740 Pacific daylight time, a Rose Peregrine experimental racing bi-plane, N13NG, impacted the terrain soon after taking off from runway 08 at Reno-Stead Airport, Reno, Nevada. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was killed, and the airplane, which was registered to a friend of the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 pre-race pilot qualification and airplane test flight was being conducted in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. According to witnesses, just after takeoff on Runway 08 as the airplane reached an altitude of about 80 feet above the runway, smoke started coming from the lower part of the engine cowling, and the airplane's propeller stopped turning. As the airplane started to descend, the pilot appeared to attempt to turn left in order to land on a crossing runway (Runway 32), but during the turn the airplane appeared to stall and descend into the terrain. The airplane was recovered, and the engine, which had been modified for racing, was torn down and inspected by an associate of the owner. According to the owner, no pre-impact anomalies or malfunctions were discovered during the teardown, except that the exhaust system heat wrap covering near the crankcase breather was covered by a film of oil residue. The conclusion of the owner was that the increase in power and the pitch of the newly installed propeller allowed the engine to overspeed, resulting in the pressurization of the crankcase, and the ejection of an oil mist onto the exhaust system heat wrap. The owner
Probable cause
The overspeed of the modified racing engine during takeoff that created an oil mist on the exhaust and smoke, and the pilot's failure to maintain a speed above stall speed (Vs) during his attempted emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to the smoke and the reasonable belief that an in-flight engine compartment fire was occurring.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
