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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Dahlonega, GA · June 11, 2001

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Date
June 11, 2001 · 15:24 local
Place
Dahlonega, GA
Airport
Lumpkin Co-Wimpys Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N43466
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01LA159
Reported as
Piper PA28140
N43466Registration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7425370 · Built 1974Airframe 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) The pilot involved flew this aircraft over two hours earlier the day of the incident. He flew from 9A0 to gvl and back to 9A0. Later in the day he decided to do some patern work at 9A0. The pilot was landing, taxi to the opposite end of the runway and turned around to takeoff in the opposite direction as the wind was calm. Due to the mountainous nature of the environment, the pilot said that he always checked te magnetos and was leaning the aircraft for maximum power on each takeoff (all landings were full stop). On approximately the third takeoff (conducted on runway 15) the pilot completed his takeoff check, included leaning the aircraft and started the departure. When he was airborne and beyond the middle of the runway (approximately 50-100 AGL) the engine started to spudder/run rough. He looked down to see if the boost pump was on (and it was) and then increased the mixture. The aircraft started to lose power, speed and altitude. The pilot turned approximately 40 degrees to the right to head for lower terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT INVOLVED FLEW THIS AIRCRAFT OVER TWO HOURS EARLIER THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. HE FLEW FROM 9A0 TO GVL AND BACK TO 9A0. LATER IN THE DAY HE DECIDED TO DO SOME PATERN WORK AT 9A0. THE PILOT WAS LANDING, TAXI TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TURNED AROUND TO TAKEOFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS THE WIND WAS CALM. DUE TO THE MOUNTAINOUS NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE ALWAYS CHECKED TE MAGNETOS AND WAS LEANING THE AIRCRAFT FOR MAXIMUM POWER ON EACH TAKEOFF (ALL LANDINGS WERE FULL STOP). ON APPROXIMATELY THE THIRD TAKEOFF (CONDUCTED ON RUNWAY 15) THE PILOT COMPLETED HIS TAKEOFF CHECK, INCLUDED LEANING THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED THE DEPARTURE. WHEN HE WAS AIRBORNE AND BEYOND THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY (APPROXIMATELY 50-100 AGL) THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUDDER/RUN ROUGH. HE LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF THE BOOST PUMP WAS ON (AND IT WAS) AND THEN INCREASED THE MIXTURE. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE POWER, SPEED AND ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO HEAD FOR LOWER TERRAIN.

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 MIA01LA159Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDahlonega, GAThe failure of the No. 3 exhaust valve due to fatigue cracking for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and an in-flight collision with a building during an attempted forced landing to unsuitable terrain..Jun 11, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N43466 · 1

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

Accident 19760115004012AFinal Approach · Melbourne, FLR wing of N43466 dmgd by prop ctc of N55817.Jan 15, 1976 · Substantial damage