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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan ST3KR · Stlucie, FL · August 19, 2000

Date: August 19, 2000 · 10:58 local
Place: Stlucie, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N54403
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA242
Reported as: Ryan ST3KR
Reported engine: GLADEN R56
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,600 total150 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N54403Registration cancelled Apr 14, 2003 · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRS/N 1387 · Built 1941 Airframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KR Engine modelKinner R5 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23- On VFR flight from st lucie airport, ft pierce, FL to stuart, FL. A/c lost power. Pilot then applied carb heat. The engine regained partial power momentarily then lost power again. Pilot made emergency landing on road. Struck a tree with right wing demolishing the a/c. no injuries. (.4) the pilot stated he was in cruise flight at 1,000 feet when he experienced a decrease in engine RPM. He applied carburetor heat and the RPM increased. About 5 minutes later, the engine experienced another decrease in engine RPM. He made a forced landing to a highway and collided with a tree. Examination of the engine assembly could not determine the reported partial loss of engine power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23- ON VFR FLIGHT FROM ST LUCIE AIRPORT, FT PIERCE, FL TO STUART, FL. A/C LOST POWER. PILOT THEN APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE ENGINE REGAINED PARTIAL POWER MOMENTARILY THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD. STRUCK A TREE WITH RIGHT WING DEMOLISHING THE A/C. NO INJURIES. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,000 FEET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN ENGINE RPM. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE RPM INCREASED. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER DECREASE IN ENGINE RPM. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A HIGHWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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 MIA00LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt. Lucie, FLThe pilot's improper judgment to conduct a precautionary landing when he first experienced a partial loss of engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a tree.…Aug 19, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N54403 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19890731025911ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Oshkosh, WIAfter liftoff struck a taylor E2 N2414 that was crossing the runway. Both had clearance. Ground crew error in timingJul 31, 1989 · Reported as Ryan PT22 · Substantial damage