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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Howard DGA-15P · OH · August 5, 1996

Date: August 5, 1996 · 13:30 local
Place: OH
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4476N
Reported as: Howard DGA15P
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 546 total27 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4476NRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2017 · Howard DGA-15PS/N 710 Airframe modelHoward DGA-15P Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on take off pilot reported loss of power just after rotation. Pilot stated he switched tanks, power returned. This was, however, too late to avoid impact with power lines. Aircraft broke through powerlines and returned for landing without further incident. No fire, no injuries, this investigation closed with this report. Aircraft momentary power loss occured for undetermined reasons, impact with powerlines was unavoidable. Pilot counseled on emergency procedures from short fields.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON TAKE OFF PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER JUST AFTER ROTATION. PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED TANKS, POWER RETURNED. THIS WAS, HOWEVER, TOO LATE TO AVOID IMPACT WITH POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH POWERLINES AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES, THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. AIRCRAFT MOMENTARY POWER LOSS OCCURED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, IMPACT WITH POWERLINES WAS UNAVOIDABLE. PILOT COUNSELED ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FROM SHORT FIELDS.

Other reports on N4476N · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20170412006499ALanding: Touchdown · Belle Vernon, PAAirman lost control of aircraft while landing, applied full engine power, departed runway at 90 degrees to runway and very steep bank angle, leading to a stall into a deep ravine. The aircraft impacted the ground vertically, nose down, rupturing fuel tanks…Apr 12, 2017 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19920703023549IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Middletown, OHPilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Left gear collapsed.Jul 3, 1992 · Minor damage