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FAA accident report · Amtr FP202KOALA · Parksly, VA · March 16, 2002

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Date
March 16, 2002 · 16:30 local
Place
Parksly, VA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4348V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC02LA073
Reported as
Amtr FP202KOALA
Fatal injuries
0
N4348VRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2002 · Annis Wilson L FISHER FP202S/N 2337 · Built 1991Airframe modelAnnis Wilson L FISHER FP202Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 16, 2002, N4348V hit an electrical power line on take off. The aircraft was destroyed. According to the pilot, the take off was normal, except for a slower than usual climb. The aircraft was unable to clear the power line end of the runway, and the aircraft landing gear hit the top wire. The aircraft crashed 150' from the power line. The airport is a privately owned ultralight field located in accomack county, Virginia. The runway is a 1300' long turf with houses and a power line on one end. The runway surface was slippery from rain at the time of the accident. The wreckage was examined, and no evidence of control or engine malfunction was found. The control cable continuity check was satisfactory. The engine was broken off by the impact. The fuel tank was also broken off and fuel leaked out. The aircraft is a fisher fp 202 koala amateur wood construction engine rotex 447 2 cycle built in 1992. The current owner purchased it in the same year and never transferred ownership or registered the aircraft. He thought he was purchasing an ultralight vehicle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 16, 2002, N4348V HIT AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE ON TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL, EXCEPT FOR A SLOWER THAN USUAL CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE POWER LINE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT THE TOP WIRE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 150' FROM THE POWER LINE. THE AIRPORT IS A PRIVATELY OWNED ULTRALIGHT FIELD LOCATED IN ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE RUNWAY IS A 1300' LONG TURF WITH HOUSES AND A POWER LINE ON ONE END. THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS SLIPPERY FROM RAIN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED, AND NO EVIDENCE OF CONTROL OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN OFF BY THE IMPACT. THE FUEL TANK WAS ALSO BROKEN OFF AND FUEL LEAKED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT IS A FISHER FP 202 KOALA AMATEUR WOOD CONSTRUCTION ENGINE ROTEX 447 2 CYCLE BUILT IN 1992. THE CURRENT OWNER PURCHASED IT IN THE SAME YEAR AND NEVER TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP OR REGISTERED THE AIRCRAFT. HE THOUGHT HE WAS PURCHASING AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE.

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 NYC02LA073Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParksley, VAThe pilot's decision to continue the takeoff. A factor in the accident was the soft wet runway.Mar 16, 2002 · Substantial damage