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(-23) Inspector statement: I was contacted by my supervisor/faa communications center on December 13, 2006, and was assigned to an accident that had occurred in the vicinity of Williamson, Georgia, where a Piper J-2 airplane had crashed while attempting to land on runway 09 at the Peach State Airport, Williamson, Georgia. The airplane crashed on airport property. The pilot was transported to atlanta medical center for treatment. I traveled to the accident site on December 13 and December 14, 2006. The airplane involved in the accident was a Piper J-2, N1665J, registered to bishop aviation LLC, po box 476, north vernon, Indiana, and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted. I arrived at the airport and was met by local law enforcement personnel and privacy data omitted. Initial review of the crash site revealed the airplane had collided with the turn runway in a nose down right wing low attitude and came to a complete stop in a nose down attitude. Initial examination of the crash site revealed no smell of fuel and no evidence of leakage. The cap was removed and no fuel was present in the fuel tank and the fuel tank was not ruptured. The airplane was recovered from the runway and placed in a hangar pending further investigation on December 14, 2006. Review of isis information revealed the pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land issued on April 29, 1987. The pilot's logbook was not available for review. The pilot's last flight review was conducted on 11/03/2005. In addition the pilot holds a mechanic's certificate with ratings for airframe and power plant issued on June 28, 1975. The pilot holds a third class medical certificate with no limitations issued on November 3, 2005. The pilot indicated on last application for the third class medical certificate that he had accumulated 1,650 total flight hours. The pilot informed the NTSB during an initial interview that he had conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane earlier in the day and no anomalies were noted. He flew the airplane and landed and two other personnel flew the airplane. The pilot stated he decided to fly the airplane again later that afternoon. He drained the fuel sumps and stuck the fuel tank and the stick indicated it had four and a half gallons. He got in the airplane, started it and taxied out to runway 31 and departed. He turned crosswind at 300 feet AGL and the engine quit. He lowered the nose of the airplane and turned to the left in a 25 to 30 degree angle of bank turning back towards runway 13. He pulled the carburetor heat out and pushed it back in. The airplane continued its descent as he started a right turn to line up with the runway. The pilot did not have enough altitude to level the airplane and it collided with the ground in a right descending attitude. The airplane was released to recovery personnel for re recovery. The engine assembly was removed and mounted in a test stand and an alternate fuel, battery source, and electric fuel pump, was attached. A test club propeller, engine controls, and a magneto grounding wires were installed. The engine was started and ran at idle power. After engine warm up the throttle was advanced to 2,000 RPM and a magneto check was completed. The throttle was advanced to full power and back to the idle position. The engine was shut down with the mixture control. The airplane was released to atlanta air recovery on December 15, 2006.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSPECTOR STATEMENT: I WAS CONTACTED BY MY SUPERVISOR/FAA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ON DECEMBER 13, 2006, AND WAS ASSIGNED TO AN ACCIDENT THAT HAD OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF WILLIAMSON, GEORGIA, WHERE A PIPER J-2 AIRPLANE HAD CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 09 AT THE PEACH STATE AIRPORT, WILLIAMSON, GEORGIA. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT. I TRAVELED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE ON DECEMBER 13 AND DECEMBER 14, 2006. THE AIRPLANE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WAS A PIPER J-2, N1665J, REGISTERED TO BISHOP AVIATION LLC, PO BOX 476, NORTH VERNON, INDIANA, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. I ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AND WAS MET BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. INITIAL REVIEW OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE HAD COLLIDED WITH THE TURN RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED NO SMELL OF FUEL AND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. THE CAP WAS REMOVED AND NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT RUPTURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PLACED IN A HANGAR PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON DECEMBER 14, 2006. REVIEW OF ISIS INFORMATION REVEALED THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH RATINGS FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND ISSUED ON APRIL 29, 1987. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. THE PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON 11/03/2005. IN ADDITION THE PILOT HOLDS A MECHANIC'S CERTIFICATE WITH RATINGS FOR AIRFRAME AND POWER PLANT ISSUED ON JUNE 28, 1975. THE PILOT HOLDS A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WITH NO LIMITATIONS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2005. THE PILOT INDICATED ON LAST APPLICATION FOR THE THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT HE HAD ACCUMULATED 1,650 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS. THE PILOT INFORMED THE NTSB DURING AN INITIAL INTERVIEW THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE EARLIER IN THE DAY AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. HE FLEW THE AIRPLANE AND LANDED AND TWO OTHER PERSONNEL FLEW THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AGAIN LATER THAT AFTERNOON. HE DRAINED THE FUEL SUMPS AND STUCK THE FUEL TANK AND THE STICK INDICATED IT HAD FOUR AND A HALF GALLONS. HE GOT IN THE AIRPLANE, STARTED IT AND TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 31 AND DEPARTED. HE TURNED CROSSWIND AT 300 FEET AGL AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE AND TURNED TO THE LEFT IN A 25 TO 30 DEGREE ANGLE OF BANK TURNING BACK TOWARDS RUNWAY 13. HE PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT OUT AND PUSHED IT BACK IN. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS DESCENT AS HE STARTED A RIGHT TURN TO LINE UP WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO LEVEL THE AIRPLANE AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A RIGHT DESCENDING ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RELEASED TO RECOVERY PERSONNEL FOR RE RECOVERY. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND MOUNTED IN A TEST STAND AND AN ALTERNATE FUEL, BATTERY SOURCE, AND ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, WAS ATTACHED. A TEST CLUB PROPELLER, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND A MAGNETO GROUNDING WIRES WERE INSTALLED. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN AT IDLE POWER. AFTER ENGINE WARM UP THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO 2,000 RPM AND A MAGNETO CHECK WAS COMPLETED. THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO FULL POWER AND BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE WAS RELEASED TO ATLANTA AIR RECOVERY ON DECEMBER 15, 2006.
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