20090401003309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Sherwood, OR · April 1, 2009

Date: April 1, 2009 · 07:35 local
Place: Sherwood, OR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9996D
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09FA175
Reported as: Piper PA22150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 490 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9996DRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-6789 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 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) Aircraft departed private lasardi air strip (4OR7) north of salem, OR, April 1, 2009, at approximately 0711 hours, for a direct flight to hillsboro, OR (hio) with 2 persons on board. Both occupants were certificated private pilots, single engine land, rated. It could not be determined who was acting PIC, but the aircraft was registered to occupant,privacy data omitted. The weather over the intended route was overcast with areas of low clouds, fog and rain. Weather over the chehalem mountain range was low clouds, fog and rain with gusty winds at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed and it is expected that the flight received weather briefing via a handheld garmin 495 GPS unit, not recovered at the scene. The aircraft was in the low clouds over the east end of the chehalem mountain range and witnesses stated the aircraft engine was sputtering and backfiring as it was turning to the east seconds before the aircraft impacted the ground, killing both occupants.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE LASARDI AIR STRIP (4OR7) NORTH OF SALEM, OR, APRIL 1, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 0711 HOURS, FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT TO HILLSBORO, OR (HIO) WITH 2 PERSONS ON BOARD. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOTS, SINGLE ENGINE LAND, RATED. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHO WAS ACTING PIC, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO OCCUPANT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE WEATHER OVER THE INTENDED ROUTE WAS OVERCAST WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS, FOG AND RAIN. WEATHER OVER THE CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN RANGE WAS LOW CLOUDS, FOG AND RAIN WITH GUSTY WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE FLIGHT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING VIA A HANDHELD GARMIN 495 GPS UNIT, NOT RECOVERED AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LOW CLOUDS OVER THE EAST END OF THE CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN RANGE AND WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND BACKFIRING AS IT WAS TURNING TO THE EAST SECONDS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, KILLING BOTH OCCUPANTS.

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 WPR09FA175Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSherwood, ORThe pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.Apr 1, 2009 · Substantial damage