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impact at approx 45 degee angle. not much of a chance. prop was stopped or low rpm upon impact. no conclusive reason for engine failure. he was in contact with ATC at the time but no distress call. he may have been a DPE, if so, he was qualified.

The engine was equipped with dual electronic ignition systems. One ignition system was damaged due to impact forces and could not be tested. This system relied on airplane electrical power for all operation. The second ignition system utilized airplane electrical power for starting and low (idle) power running and had an internal alternator to support ignition at higher engine rpm. The unit was designed to automatically switch from airplane electrical power to the internal alternator as necessary during operation and could maintain engine Page 6 of 8 CEN22FA029 ignition if airplane electrical power was interrupted. Functional testing of the ignition was performed and no preimpact anomalies were detected.

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 104207/pdf


nice paint

corrected, this was RV6 not 7.

I keep coming back to this one.... The pilot was in communication with air traffic control facilities during the flight, having requested and received flight-following after his departure from PTK. Air traffic control did not receive any distress calls from the pilot.

He was apparently not incapacitated as he was taking corrective action and diverting to the nearest airport by the ADSB track. for some reason the engine quit because the wood propeller was not splintered upon impact. he did not have enough room to make a safe landing.

The engine was equipped with dual electronic ignition systems. One ignition system was damaged due to impact forces and could not be tested. This system relied on airplane electrical power for all operation. The second ignition system utilized airplane electrical power for starting and low (idle) power running and had an internal alternator to support ignition at higher engine rpm. The unit was designed to automatically switch from airplane electrical power to the internal alternator as necessary during operation and could maintain engine Page 6 of 8 CEN22FA029 ignition if airplane electrical power was interrupted. Functional testing of the ignition was performed and no preimpact anomalies were detected.

why he didn't make a distress call will always be a mystery...