14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 28, 2015 in Gardner, KS
Aircraft: EDWARD M VAN MORLAN RANS S-12, registration: N98ES
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 28, 2015, about 0825 central daylight time, a kit-built Rans S-12 experimental light sport airplane, N98ES, collided with terrain while maneuvering to land at the Gardner Municipal Airport (K34), Gardner, Kansas. The private pilot was seriously injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The local flight departed K34 shortly before the accident.
A witness observed the accident airplane taxi from its hangar to runway 8/26. The witness heard a sound consistent with the airplane's engine increase in RPMs and then it sounded like the RPMs had decreased. He saw the airplane gliding towards runway 17 before the airplane slowly pitched up. The witness saw the airplane stall and roll into a left spin with the nose pointed towards the ground. The airplane impacted terrain in a near vertical attitude.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Wichita FSDO-64
GARDNER- A Kansas man was injured in a Rans S-12 aircraft just before 9 a.m. on Monday in Johnson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Cessna 172R piloted by Edward M. VanMorlan, 69, Olathe, took off and made a banking turn.
During the turn, the engine cut off and the aircraft fell approximately 300 feet, striking nose first into the ground.
The aircraft rotated from impact and came to rest on its wheels.
VanMorlan was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Officials did not release his condition.
Source: http://www.hayspost.com
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