19891227053359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Selmer, TN · December 27, 1989

Date
December 27, 1989 · 08:20 local
Place
Selmer, TN
Airport
Robert Sibley Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2443K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA046
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total80 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit downwind for touch and go. Forced landing into trees. Inspection showed engine was operated too lean.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DOWNWIND FOR TOUCH AND GO. FORCED LANDING INTO TREES. INSPECTION SHOWED ENGINE WAS OPERATED TOO LEAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.