What happened
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(-23) On 3-5-07 at 1630 local pdst, N5547F a Piper PA-28-140 departed eugene, OR (eug) and was 10 miles east of Crescent Lake, OR (5S2). The pilot has a CFI, with commercial, multi-engine land and instrument rating, with 200 hours in this aircraft at the time of the accident. The pilot said he completed the preflight inspection before take-off from eugene, OR airport was satisfactory, with the oil level at 6 1/2 qts and no water noted in the fuel tank samples. His run-up of the engine had all normal engine indications. The pilot said the engine had been running smoothly at 2450 RPM at cruise, burning 7 gal/hr. He started to climb, due to above approaching terrain, the engine started running rough. Pilot applied carburetor heat and the engine stopped running. Aircraft crashed into snowy heavy treed area. Aircraft was destroyed by impact forces. Pilot and the one passenger both received minor injuries. ELT aided in location and rescue of pilot and passenger. During the post accident investigation FAA witnessed the firing and timing of both magnetos, compression check, removal of the 4 cylinders, inspection of valves and springs, carburetor, carburetor heat box and all controls were all satisfactory.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 3-5-07 AT 1630 LOCAL PDST, N5547F A PIPER PA-28-140 DEPARTED EUGENE, OR (EUG) AND WAS 10 MILES EAST OF CRESCENT LAKE, OR (5S2). THE PILOT HAS A CFI, WITH COMMERCIAL, MULTI-ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATING, WITH 200 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SAID HE COMPLETED THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BEFORE TAKE-OFF FROM EUGENE, OR AIRPORT WAS SATISFACTORY, WITH THE OIL LEVEL AT 6 1/2 QTS AND NO WATER NOTED IN THE FUEL TANK SAMPLES. HIS RUN-UP OF THE ENGINE HAD ALL NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING SMOOTHLY AT 2450 RPM AT CRUISE, BURNING 7 GAL/HR. HE STARTED TO CLIMB, DUE TO ABOVE APPROACHING TERRAIN, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SNOWY HEAVY TREED AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ELT AIDED IN LOCATION AND RESCUE OF PILOT AND PASSENGER. DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FAA WITNESSED THE FIRING AND TIMING OF BOTH MAGNETOS, COMPRESSION CHECK, REMOVAL OF THE 4 CYLINDERS, INSPECTION OF VALVES AND SPRINGS, CARBURETOR, CARBURETOR HEAT BOX AND ALL CONTROLS WERE ALL SATISFACTORY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.