What happened
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(-23) Departed otz enroute orv, landed orv. Departed orv enroute ian climb out - level off, 1800 ft, notice pwr loss, turn around, performed emergency procedures, no change, engine quit. Landed 4.5 miles on 020 degree r out of orv. Mechanic recovering aircraft. Removed 73 gal fuel from aircraft's tanks. (.19) on may 24, 2002, about 1030 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, N9243K, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing about 5 miles northeast of Noorvik, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand cargo/U.S. Mail flight under title 14, CFR part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, larry's flying service, inc., fairbanks, Alaska. The solo certificated commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated about 1020, from the Noorvik airport, and was en route to kiana, Alaska. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board investigator-in-charge on may 29, t he pilot reported that after takeoff, while in cruise climb, the engine began to run rough and lose power. He said that while performing emergency engine procedures, he noted that the fuel pressure was rapidly decreasing. During the subsequent forced landing in a marshy, muskeg-covered area, the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, engine firewall, and fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DEPARTED OTZ ENROUTE ORV, LANDED ORV. DEPARTED ORV ENROUTE IAN CLIMB OUT - LEVEL OFF, 1800 FT, NOTICE PWR LOSS, TURN AROUND, PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, NO CHANGE, ENGINE QUIT. LANDED 4.5 MILES ON 020 DEGREE R OUT OF ORV. MECHANIC RECOVERING AIRCRAFT. REMOVED 73 GAL FUEL FROM AIRCRAFT'S TANKS. (.19) ON MAY 24, 2002, ABOUT 1030 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED PIPER PA-32R-300 AIRPLANE, N9243K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF NOORVIK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND CARGO/U.S. MAIL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY, LARRY'S FLYING SERVICE, INC., FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE SOLO CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND VFR COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1020, FROM THE NOORVIK AIRPORT, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO KIANA, ALASKA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON MAY 29, T HE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN CRUISE CLIMB, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. HE SAID THAT WHILE PERFORMING EMERGENCY ENGINE PROCEDURES, HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS RAPIDLY DECREASING. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN A MARSHY, MUSKEG-COVERED AREA, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, ENGINE FIREWALL, AND FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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