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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Irby, WA · August 14, 2004

Date: August 14, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place: Irby, WA
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4195J
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA161
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 435 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4195JRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22536 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine 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 stated that on the second attempt to land at his private east-west airstrip near Irby, WA he made a decision to go around and the engine did not respond when the throttle was advanced. The aircraft ended up on a path of approximately 230 degrees descending into a gully on the south side of the airstrip. Due to ground contact, the aircraft lost the r/h main landing gear, nose gear, and miscellaneous fairings. The aircraft slid approx. 34 yards, rotating to a northerly heading and contacting a tree at the intersection of the l/h wing and aft fuselage. No mechanical damage was noted with the engine and the propeller was bent, the propeller damage did not show signs of power at the time of impact. The engine was fitted with a suitable propeller and was ground run at the salvage yard with no defects noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AT HIS PRIVATE EAST-WEST AIRSTRIP NEAR IRBY, WA HE MADE A DECISION TO GO AROUND AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON A PATH OF APPROXIMATELY 230 DEGREES DESCENDING INTO A GULLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP. DUE TO GROUND CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR, AND MISCELLANEOUS FAIRINGS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX. 34 YARDS, ROTATING TO A NORTHERLY HEADING AND CONTACTING A TREE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE L/H WING AND AFT FUSELAGE. NO MECHANICAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED WITH THE ENGINE AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT, THE PROPELLER DAMAGE DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE ENGINE WAS FITTED WITH A SUITABLE PROPELLER AND WAS GROUND RUN AT THE SALVAGE YARD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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 SEA04LA161Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIrby, WALoss of engine power for unknown reasons. Trees and rough/uneven terrain were factors.Aug 14, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4195J · 1

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

Incident 19910831044729ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Grantsburg, WIOn downwind takeoff aircraft became airborne and settled back onto runway. Ran off end. Damaged left gear.Aug 31, 1991 · Minor damage