# Accident 19990708008559A: Piper PA25260, Wallis, TX, July 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wallis, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LXFG
- Location: 29.6299° N, 96.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6299&lon=-96.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8561L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8561L-2002-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990708008559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND ON TAKE-OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4)THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE OPERATOR'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD A COTTON FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DESCEND INTO THE FIELD.  THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE IT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.  THE OPERATOR TEST RAN THE ENGINE TWICE FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND COULD FIND NO ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINE.                                                    (-23)PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKOEFF AND LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD.  BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE FUNCTIONAL TEST REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.  THE AIRCRAFT OWNER TOLD THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS THAT HE THOUGHT THE PILOT MADE HIS TURN AFTER TAKEOFF MUCH EARLIER THAN NORMAL AND THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL CAUSED BY SLOW AIRSPEED, HIGH GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA187), Jul 8, 1999: Piper PA-25-260 (N8561L), Wallis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N8561L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800802034239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034239A), Aug 2, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N8561L), Dumas, TX, Destroyed. Left wing separated in flight. Found misaligned holes drilled in spar during conversion to metal wing caused failure

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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