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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Goshen, KY · September 25, 1999

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Date
September 25, 1999 · 11:30 local
Place
Goshen, KY
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2381P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99FA236
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,465 total
N2381PRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2000 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-2772Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150

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What happened

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

(-23) See attached sheet (.4)the pilot/owner of the airplane and a flight instructor departed on a training flight. A witness near the accident site heard a 'sputtering' engine noise. He went outside and observed the airplane about 50 to 100 feet above his barn, flying straight and level. The airplane made a left turn towards a tree line, a second left turn, which paralleled the tree line, and a third left turn towards a field. The airplane descended towards the field 'like it was trying to land.' He further described the engine noise as 'missing, like the engine would stop and start.' The airplane touched down towards the end of a 7.3 acre rectangular field, and struck a fence that was located about 83 feet beyond the airplane's initial touchdown point. A post crash fire ensued. Examination of the wreckage, which included an engine teardown, did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. Review of an FAA carburetor icing probability chart, placed the temperature and dewpoint reported in the vicinity of the accident site, in the 'serious icing at glide power' area of the chart.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SEE ATTACHED SHEET (.4)THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. A WITNESS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE HEARD A 'SPUTTERING' ENGINE NOISE. HE WENT OUTSIDE AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE HIS BARN, FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. THE AIRPLANE MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS A TREE LINE, A SECOND LEFT TURN, WHICH PARALLELED THE TREE LINE, AND A THIRD LEFT TURN TOWARDS A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TOWARDS THE FIELD 'LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO LAND.' HE FURTHER DESCRIBED THE ENGINE NOISE AS 'MISSING, LIKE THE ENGINE WOULD STOP AND START.' THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF A 7.3 ACRE RECTANGULAR FIELD, AND STRUCK A FENCE THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 83 FEET BEYOND THE AIRPLANE'S INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, WHICH INCLUDED AN ENGINE TEARDOWN, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. REVIEW OF AN FAA CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART, PLACED THE TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, IN THE 'SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE POWER' AREA OF THE CHART.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC99FA236Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGoshen, KYA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor in this accident was the down-sloping terrain.Sep 25, 1999 · Destroyed