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FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Centerville, WA · January 13, 2008

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Date
January 13, 2008 · 15:55 local
Place
Centerville, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7243V
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08LA063
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,220 total800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7243VRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 123238 · Built 1947Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine 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) On January 13, 2008 the pilot and one passenger departed a private runway (9WA4) and flew to the dalles, airport (kdls) for fuel. After fueling the left and right hand fuel tanks they departed and flew sight seeing and photography flights for approximately 1.5 hours. The pilot stated that other pilots in the area were reporting carburetor icing conditions. They then flew to a neighbors private airstrip to visual the runway conditions, descending from 600 ft. AGL to 300-350 ft. AGL while maintaining the engine at 2300 RPM and an airspeed of 100 mph. The pilot stated he turned the carburetor heat on at that time. They flew north bound paralleling the runway to the left at approximatley 350 ft. AGL and initiated a left hand turn to the west. The pilot felt the aircraft slip to the right and stated he had no rudder control. The pilot went to full power with no response, pushed the nose over and leveled the aircraft for a forced landing. The pilot does not recall turning the carburetor heat off, although it was in the off position after the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 13, 2008 THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED A PRIVATE RUNWAY (9WA4) AND FLEW TO THE DALLES, AIRPORT (KDLS) FOR FUEL. AFTER FUELING THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND FUEL TANKS THEY DEPARTED AND FLEW SIGHT SEEING AND PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT OTHER PILOTS IN THE AREA WERE REPORTING CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS. THEY THEN FLEW TO A NEIGHBORS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO VISUAL THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS, DESCENDING FROM 600 FT. AGL TO 300-350 FT. AGL WHILE MAINTAINING THE ENGINE AT 2300 RPM AND AN AIRSPEED OF 100 MPH. THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AT THAT TIME. THEY FLEW NORTH BOUND PARALLELING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATLEY 350 FT. AGL AND INITIATED A LEFT HAND TURN TO THE WEST. THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT SLIP TO THE RIGHT AND STATED HE HAD NO RUDDER CONTROL. THE PILOT WENT TO FULL POWER WITH NO RESPONSE, PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL TURNING THE CARBURETOR HEAT OFF, ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

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 SEA08LA063Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCenterville, WAA loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions and the failure of the pilot to use the correct amount of carburetor heat for the existing conditions.Jan 13, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7243V · 1

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

Accident 19991128047119ALevel Off Touchdown · Goldendale, WA(.4)During a landing on a 30 foot wide Private airstrip, the aircraft bounced back into the air after contacting the runway surface. While it was airborne, the pilot failed to maintain directional control to an extent that would ensure that the aircraft…Nov 28, 1999 · Substantial damage