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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Pietenpolair · Bainbridge, GA · June 13, 2002

Date: June 13, 2002 · 19:00 local
Place: Bainbridge, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7224X
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA02LA110
Reported as: Amtr Pietenpolair
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N7224XRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2002 · Harrison Larry D PIETENPOL AIR CAMPERS/N 003 Airframe modelHarrison Larry D PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot statement he took a neighbor on an aerial flight. The pilot stated, he headed east and climbed normally, up to about 300 feet in a light wind. The pilot also stated that he noticed passenger movement to look backward and simultaneously the aircraft throttle came to idle. The throttle would not respond to his manipulation of the handle. The aircraft lost engine power, airspeed and impacted the trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT HE TOOK A NEIGHBOR ON AN AERIAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED, HE HEADED EAST AND CLIMBED NORMALLY, UP TO ABOUT 300 FEET IN A LIGHT WIND. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE NOTICED PASSENGER MOVEMENT TO LOOK BACKWARD AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE AIRCRAFT THROTTLE CAME TO IDLE. THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HIS MANIPULATION OF THE HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER, AIRSPEED AND IMPACTED THE TREES.

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 MIA02LA110Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBainbridge, GAa loss of power due to the passenger's inadvertent deactivation and restricting the movement of the throttle, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with trees.Jun 13, 2002 · Destroyed