What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed from W65, runway 32, on March 10th at approx. 11:30 am. privacy data omittedWas the pilot and privacy data omittedwas the passenger. Takeoff and climbout were normal until the aircraft reached approx. 500' AGL. At 500' AGL privacy data omitted began a RH turn into the crosswind leg. At that time the engine began to miss and the engine RPM started to decline. privacy data omitted Immediately began a "hard left turn" (270 deg.) To return to the airport. During the turn while privacy data omitted ^ pumped the throttle to try and maintain power, the stall warning sounded. At this point privacy data omitted took the flight controls and pushed the nose over to regain airspeed. The engine then began running again. It was agreed privacy data omitted would operate the flight controls and privacy data omitted would try and keep the engine running. They were currently out over a lake and each time privacy data omitted would pick a clear area along the lake to ditch, the engine would begin running again. They thought they had the airfield made when the engine quit running for the final time. The a/c struck some trees approx. 100 yards from the end of the runway. The a/c was totally destroyed and was suspended from the trees approx. 25 feet above the fround. privacy data omitted ^Was thrown from the a/c on impact. privacy data omittedRemained in the a/c until rescued by the fire dept. (.4) on March 10, 2001, at 1130 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182J, N2968F, collided with trees while maneuvering for an emergency landing to runway 14 at the lake ridge aero park in Durham, north carolina. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot received serious injuries and his passenger received minor injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Durham, north carolina, at 1129. According to eyewitnesses at the airport, shortly after takeoff from runway 32, at lake ridge aero park, the engine developed a rough running condition. The pilot executed a 180 degree turn toward the airport for an emergency landing. As the pilot maneuvered for a landing on runway 14, the airplane collided with trees approximately 200 yards from the approach end of the runway. According to the passenger, at approximately 500 feet above ground level, the pilot called fo r and started a right turn to crosswind. At that moment," the engine missed," and a few seconds later the engine RPM started to decline. The pilot initiated a 270 degrees turn to return to the airport. During the turn, the pilot restored engine power twice followed by the total loss of engine power. Engine power was restored for a second time and finally quit. The pilot selected an emergency landing area. The airplane collided with trees about 1/8TH of a mile out from the airport, as the pilot maneuvered for the emergency landing attempted. According to a commercial pilot who purchased the wreckage salvage, examination of the engine showed the intake manifold was in pieces, the number one cylinder valve cover was broken, the rocker arm was intact, and the crankshaft was broken. Examination of the fuel screens and sumps showed no signs of contamination. He stated that everything looked normal except for the fuel selector valve. During the examination of the fuel selector valve, he noticed the lower cotter pin was missing. Meteorological conditions at the time of the accident were favorable for the formation of carburetor icing. No mechanical malfunctions were reported by the pilot (.19)on March 10, 2001, at 1130 EST, a Cessna 182J, N2968F, collided with trees while maneuvering for an emergency landing to runway 14 at the lake ridge aero park in Durham, north carolina. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provision of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot received serious injuries and his passenger received minor injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Durham, north carolina, at 1129. According to eyewitnesses at the airport, shortly after takeoff from runway 32 at lake ridge aero park, the engien developed a rough running condition. The pilot executed a 180 degree turn toward the airport for an emergency landing. As the pilot maneuvered for a landing on runway 14, the airplane collided with trees approxiamtely 200 yards from the approach end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM W65, RUNWAY 32, ON MARCH 10TH AT APPROX. 11:30 AM. ^PRIVACY DAT^WAS THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA O^WAS THE PASSENGER. TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT WERE NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROX. 500' AGL. AT 500' AGL ^PRIVACY D^ BEGAN A RH TURN INTO THE CROSSWIND LEG. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS AND THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DECLINE. ^PRIVACY D^ IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A "HARD LEFT TURN" (270 DEG.) TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE TURN WHILE ^PRIVACY ^ PUMPED THE THROTTLE TO TRY AND MAINTAIN POWER, THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED. AT THIS POINT ^PRIVACY DAT^ TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO REGAIN AIRSPEED. THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN RUNNING AGAIN. IT WAS AGREED ^PRIVACY DATA^ WOULD OPERATE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ^PRIVACY D^ WOULD TRY AND KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. THEY WERE CURRENTLY OUT OVER A LAKE AND EACH TIME ^PRIVACY DATA^ WOULD PICK A CLEAR AREA ALONG THE LAKE TO DITCH, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN RUNNING AGAIN. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THE AIRFIELD MADE WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING FOR THE FINAL TIME. THE A/C STRUCK SOME TREES APPROX. 100 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE TREES APPROX. 25 FEET ABOVE THE FROUND. ^PRIVACY ^WAS THROWN FROM THE A/C ON IMPACT. ^PRIVACY DAT^REMAINED IN THE A/C UNTIL RESCUED BY THE FIRE DEPT. (.4) ON MARCH 10, 2001, AT 1130 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182J, N2968F, COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO RUNWAY 14 AT THE LAKE RIDGE AERO PARK IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, AT 1129. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 32, AT LAKE RIDGE AERO PARK, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION. THE PILOT EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TOWARD THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 14, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE PILOT CALLED FO R AND STARTED A RIGHT TURN TO CROSSWIND. AT THAT MOMENT," THE ENGINE MISSED," AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DECLINE. THE PILOT INITIATED A 270 DEGREES TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE TURN, THE PILOT RESTORED ENGINE POWER TWICE FOLLOWED BY THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED FOR A SECOND TIME AND FINALLY QUIT. THE PILOT SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 1/8TH OF A MILE OUT FROM THE AIRPORT, AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPTED. ACCORDING TO A COMMERCIAL PILOT WHO PURCHASED THE WRECKAGE SALVAGE, EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS IN PIECES, THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER VALVE COVER WAS BROKEN, THE ROCKER ARM WAS INTACT, AND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SCREENS AND SUMPS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. HE STATED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, HE NOTICED THE LOWER COTTER PIN WAS MISSING. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT (.19)ON MARCH 10, 2001, AT 1130 EST, A CESSNA 182J, N2968F, COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO RUNWAY 14 AT THE LAKE RIDGE AERO PARK IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, AT 1129. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AT LAKE RIDGE AERO PARK, THE ENGIEN DEVELOPED A ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION. THE PILOT EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TOWARD THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 14, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIAMTELY 200 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.