# Accident 20010528015629A: Perth BIRDCK, Richmond, MI, May 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, MI
- Airport: Robertson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7610° N, 82.6704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7610&lon=-82.6704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perth Amboy BIRD CK (registry code 6840132, https://openairdocs.org/model/perth-amboy-bird-ck) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERTH BIRDCK
- Reported engine: GLADEN KINNERB5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528015629A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 28, 2001, AT 1640 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PERTH AMBOY, BIRD CK, N726N, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A TAKEOFF FROM CASCO TWP. MICHIGAN ROBERTSON FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE QUIT AT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT EN ROUTE TO PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF (RNWY 27) AND ABOUT 150 FT ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENG QUIT. PILOT RESTARTED THE ENG (WITH ONLY PARTIAL POWER AVAILABLE) WHICH QUIT AGAIN AND THEN TRIED TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AGAIN (TO RNWY 09). RESTARTED ENG AGAIN (LOW POWER), HIT TOP OF A TREE, THEN RNWY WITH RH WING TIPS (AS MAKING A 90'0 RH TURN TO RNWY 9).

## 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 CHI01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA150), May 28, 2001: Perth Amboy Bird CK (N726N), Casco Twp., MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine failure due to carburetor ice. Factors associated with the accident were the carburetor icing conditions which existed and the tree which was contacted during the forced landing.

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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