19961222039719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Ellington, CT · December 22, 1996

Date
December 22, 1996 · 12:45 local
Place
Ellington, CT
Airport
Ellington Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55228
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97LA033
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,544 total134 in this make and model239 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Parked out in rain and snow. Lost power after rotation. Landed off end. Indicates ice in air duct melted in carb.

As the FAA filed it

PARKED OUT IN RAIN AND SNOW. LOST POWER AFTER ROTATION. LANDED OFF END. INDICATES ICE IN AIR DUCT MELTED IN CARB.

NTSB investigation

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