What happened
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(.19) On October 30, 1999, at 1218 central daylight time, Piper PA-28R-200 airplane, N2654T, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing after takeoff from the George r. Carr memeorial air field airport, Bogalusa, Louisiana. The airplane was registered to and opereated by the non-instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant, who was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the pilot, the airplane departed from runway 36. Approximately 500 feet AGL the engine began to "run rough." The pilot initiated a 180 degree turn to return to the airport and the engine started "missing." Upon completion of the 180 degree turn the engine lost total power. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. Subsequently, the airplane impacted pine trees and terrain, and came to rest 1/2 mile north, northwest of the airport. The FAA inspector, who traveled to the site, reported that the right wing separated from the airplane at the wing root and the left wing separated from the airframe approximately 2/3 inboard from the wing tip. (-23)on Saturday, September 30, 1999, at 1218 CDT Piper airplane model PA-28R-200, registration number N2654T, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground in a wooded area northwest of Bogalusa municipal airport. The pilot and registered owner reported that he departed runway 36. At approx. 500 AGL the engine began to "run rough". The pilot then initiated a 180 degree turn to return to the airport; the engine started "missing". The airplane lost total power, struck the tops of some pine trees as it descended and impacted the ground coming to rest approx. 1/2 mile nw of the airport.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 30, 1999, AT 1218 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, PIPER PA-28R-200 AIRPLANE, N2654T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE GEORGE R. CARR MEMEORIAL AIR FIELD AIRPORT, BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPEREATED BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WHO WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 36. APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "RUN ROUGH." THE PILOT INITIATED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND THE ENGINE STARTED "MISSING." UPON COMPLETION OF THE 180 DEGREE TURN THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED PINE TREES AND TERRAIN, AND CAME TO REST 1/2 MILE NORTH, NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO TRAVELED TO THE SITE, REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AT THE WING ROOT AND THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME APPROXIMATELY 2/3 INBOARD FROM THE WING TIP. (-23)ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, AT 1218 CDT PIPER AIRPLANE MODEL PA-28R-200, REGISTRATION NUMBER N2654T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA NORTHWEST OF BOGALUSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND REGISTERED OWNER REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 36. AT APPROX. 500 AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "RUN ROUGH". THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT; THE ENGINE STARTED "MISSING". THE AIRPLANE LOST TOTAL POWER, STRUCK THE TOPS OF SOME PINE TREES AS IT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND COMING TO REST APPROX. 1/2 MILE NW OF THE AIRPORT.
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