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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Highlands, NC · May 14, 2000

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Date
May 14, 2000 · 12:15 local
Place
Highlands, NC
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6860B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA154
Reported as
Piper PA22150
N6860BRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2003 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4160 · Built 1956Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine 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) A/c was being operated as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight in the vicinity of Highlands, NC, and experienced a loss of power soon after takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing into trees. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight departed from a private strip near Highlands, NC, 10-15 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot stated that he took off to the south, climbed to approx. 3100 feet and had begun to level off, when the engine started running rough. He richened the mixture, and the engine RPM increased. The engine smoothed out, then began running rough again. The pilot initiated a right turn and began to loss altitude. During the turn, the engine stopped running. No suitable landing area was available, and the pilot made a forced landing into trees. The pilot reported that there had been no recent maintenance on the airplane, nor had there been any discrepancies with the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF HIGHLANDS, NC, AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER SOON AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO TREES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR HIGHLANDS, NC, 10-15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH, CLIMBED TO APPROX. 3100 FEET AND HAD BEGUN TO LEVEL OFF, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE RICHENED THE MIXTURE, AND THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED. THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT, THEN BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN. THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN AND BEGAN TO LOSS ALTITUDE. DURING THE TURN, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. NO SUITABLE LANDING AREA WAS AVAILABLE, AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECENT MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRPLANE, NOR HAD THERE BEEN ANY DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

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 MIA00LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHighlands, NCTotal loss of engine power due to the obstruction (insect larva) of the left wing aft fuel system line resulting in a forced landing to non suitable terrain.May 14, 2000 · Substantial damage