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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Ocean Springs, MS · March 21, 2000

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Date
March 21, 2000 · 16:20 local
Place
Ocean Springs, MS
Airport
Gulfpark Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6684J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA113
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total10 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N6684JRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24824 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 21, 2000 about 1620 CST PA-28-140, N6684J crashed while making a forced landing following loss of engine during takeoff from 5R2 while on a title 14 CFR part 91 VFR flight. The a/c was destroyed in a fire and the private pilot received minor injuries. (.4)during climb shortly after takeoff the engine lost power and then regained full power. The pilot continued the takeoff and a short time later the engine again lost power and then regained power to a point less than 2,000 RPM. The pilot made a turn back to the airport and the pilot stated that as he lined up with the runway, the aircraft stalled and descended, impacting on the runway. The aircraft bounced up and traveled off the right side of the runway where it collided with power lines and a pole. The aircraft came to rest and a post crash fire erupted and consumed most of the aircraft. Post crash teardown examination of the engine showed no evidence of abnormalities. The engine and accessories had been damaged by the post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 21, 2000 ABOUT 1620 CST PA-28-140, N6684J CRASHED WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF FROM 5R2 WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 VFR FLIGHT. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED IN A FIRE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. (.4)DURING CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN REGAINED FULL POWER. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER AND THEN REGAINED POWER TO A POINT LESS THAN 2,000 RPM. THE PILOT MADE A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DESCENDED, IMPACTING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP AND TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND A POLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED AND CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. POST CRASH TEARDOWN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ABNORMALITIES. THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.

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 MIA00LA113Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOcean Springs, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while making a forced landing following loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in the aircraft impacting hard on the runway, bouncing into the air, and colliding with powerlines off the…Mar 21, 2000 · Destroyed