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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Deland, FL · September 21, 2000

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Date
September 21, 2000 · 16:15 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5530F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL00LA096
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total3,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N5530FRegistration cancelled May 20, 2015 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24872 · 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) A/d departed rwy 23 at Deland municipal airport. Immediately after takeoff the engine began to run rough and shake. At approx. 200 feet AGL the pilot elected to make a 180 degree turn and attempt a downwind landing on rwy 5. Rwy 5 was not clear for landing due to another a/c that had just landed on rwy 23. The pilot set up to land on the grassy area beside rwy 5, however when the landing a/c cleared rwy 23 the pilot shifted his attention back to the rwy. The a/c struck the rwy at high sink rate and the nose landing gear and right main landing gear was sheared from the a/c.the a/c sustained substantial damage to the firewall and right wing. (.4) on September 21, 2000, about 1615 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N5530F, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it landed hard following a loss of engine power during initial climb following takeoff from Deland municipal-Sidney h. Taylor airport in Deland, Florida. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at 1545, with a planned destination of witham field airport in stuart, Florida. According to the pilot, shortly after departure from runway 23 while approx. 200 feet AGL (above ground level) the engine RPM dropped to 1500 and the engine began to run rough. As a result of power lines off the deaprture end of the runway, the pilot elected to make a 180-degree turn in an attempt to land on runway 5. Dur to another airplane having just landed on runway 23, the pilot landed on the grass adjacent to runway 5. During the impact sequence, the nose and right main landing gear were sheared off, and the right wing and firewall were bent. A post-accident examination of the engine, revealed that the exhaust valve for the number two cylinder was stuck in the open position. A review of the airplane's maintenance records revealed that 791 hours had accumulated since the cylinder was last overhauled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/D DEPARTED RWY 23 AT DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SHAKE. AT APPROX. 200 FEET AGL THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND ATTEMPT A DOWNWIND LANDING ON RWY 5. RWY 5 WAS NOT CLEAR FOR LANDING DUE TO ANOTHER A/C THAT HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 23. THE PILOT SET UP TO LAND ON THE GRASSY AREA BESIDE RWY 5, HOWEVER WHEN THE LANDING A/C CLEARED RWY 23 THE PILOT SHIFTED HIS ATTENTION BACK TO THE RWY. THE A/C STRUCK THE RWY AT HIGH SINK RATE AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED FROM THE A/C.THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND RIGHT WING. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2000, ABOUT 1615 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N5530F, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT LANDED HARD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM DELAND MUNICIPAL-SIDNEY H. TAYLOR AIRPORT IN DELAND, FLORIDA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1545, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF WITHAM FIELD AIRPORT IN STUART, FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 23 WHILE APPROX. 200 FEET AGL (ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 1500 AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AS A RESULT OF POWER LINES OFF THE DEAPRTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A 180-DEGREE TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5. DUR TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE HAVING JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 23, THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 5. DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE, THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF, AND THE RIGHT WING AND FIREWALL WERE BENT. A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE FOR THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. A REVIEW OF THE AIRPLANE'S MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT 791 HOURS HAD ACCUMULATED SINCE THE CYLINDER WAS LAST OVERHAULED.

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 ATL00LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDeland, FLA partial loss of engine power during initial climb following takeoff, due to the restricted movement of the number two cylinder's exhaust valve.Sep 21, 2000 · Substantial damage