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FAA accident report · Piper PA-39 · Kissimmee, FL · December 13, 2003

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Date
December 13, 2003 · 01:55 local
Place
Kissimmee, FL
Airport
Kissimmee Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N230SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL04LA052
Reported as
Piper PA39
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total130 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N230SWRegistered now · Piper PA-39S/N 39-37 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-39Engine modelLycoming IO-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) On 12/13/03, N230SW, a Piper, PA-39-39, departed runway 15 at 12:50 at Kissimmee airport (ism). The pilot larry william peters, holder of airman pilot certificate number 1755078 with commercial, instrument and sel and MEL ratings, reported that at VMC he lost power to the right engine. He reported that at about 20 feet airborne the aircraft was drifting to the right, he chopped the left engine and landed on the grass hitting a runway sign and taxi light sustaining damage to the left wing and severing the left tip tank. The fuel selectors were in the main position. The right wing main indicated a full tank and the aux indicated 1/4. The left wing main indicated 1/2 ful and the aux indicated empty. On December 23, 2003, the engines were run by sunstate aviation at Kissimmee airport. Both engines were run for approximately 20 minutes and checked out at 2650 RPM 29" mp. The magneto checks were good. The engines started out with no difficulty, going through power setting or maintaining maximum output power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/13/03, N230SW, A PIPER, PA-39-39, DEPARTED RUNWAY 15 AT 12:50 AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT (ISM). THE PILOT LARRY WILLIAM PETERS, HOLDER OF AIRMAN PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1755078 WITH COMMERCIAL, INSTRUMENT AND SEL AND MEL RATINGS, REPORTED THAT AT VMC HE LOST POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 20 FEET AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, HE CHOPPED THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED ON THE GRASS HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN AND TAXI LIGHT SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND SEVERING THE LEFT TIP TANK. THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE IN THE MAIN POSITION. THE RIGHT WING MAIN INDICATED A FULL TANK AND THE AUX INDICATED 1/4. THE LEFT WING MAIN INDICATED 1/2 FUL AND THE AUX INDICATED EMPTY. ON DECEMBER 23, 2003, THE ENGINES WERE RUN BY SUNSTATE AVIATION AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT. BOTH ENGINES WERE RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AND CHECKED OUT AT 2650 RPM 29" MP. THE MAGNETO CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE ENGINES STARTED OUT WITH NO DIFFICULTY, GOING THROUGH POWER SETTING OR MAINTAINING MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER.

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 ATL04LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKissimmee, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a collision with terrain and obstacles following a loss of right engine power.Dec 13, 2003 · Substantial damage