# Accident 20000514039499A: Piper PA22150, Highlands, NC, May 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: Highlands, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0495° N, 83.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0495&lon=-83.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6860B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6860B-2003-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000514039499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA00LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA154), May 14, 2000: Piper PA-22-150 (N6860B), Highlands, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total 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.

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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