** Report created 05/21/2002 Record 5 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 5143C Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP-1995 TORNADO
Date: 05/20/2002 Time: 2350
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: GRANT State: MI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
EXPERIMENTAL ACFT ENGINE FAILED WHILE IT WAS CIRCLING THE ARPT, THE PILOT
ATTEMPTED TO LAND BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE ARPT, THE PILOT POPPED
THE ACFT PARACHUTE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE ARPT,
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, GRANT, MI.
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KMKG 202355Z 35005KT 10SM SCT060 07/M03 A3038
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: General Aviation
Departed: GRANT, MI Dep Date: 05/20/2002 Dep. Time:
Destination: UNKN Flt Plan: NONE Wx Briefing: N
Last Radio Cont: NONE
Last Clearance: NONE
FAA FSDO: GRAND RAPIDS, MI (GL09) Entry date: 05/21/2002