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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr MURPHY REBEL · Idaho Falls, ID · July 5, 2009

Date: July 5, 2009 · 08:09 local
Place: Idaho Falls, ID
Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5PQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA336
Reported as: Amtr Murphyrebel
Reported engine: Lycoming TMX320IO
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 504 total59 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N5PQRegistration cancelled Aug 17, 2010 · Piper Thomas C MURPHY REBELS/N 113 · Built 2004 Airframe modelPiper Thomas C MURPHY REBEL Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot conducted ground runups on the engine and systems before taking the active runway for take-off, these runups went smoothly and no problems occured. After being cleared for take-off, the pilot applied power and the aircraft began its take-off roll, after becoming airbourne the aircraft continued to climb until approximately 400 AGL, the engine sputtered and then completely stopped. Pilot initiated a turn towards the diagonal runway, as aircraft approached end of runway 20 pilot stalled the aircraft at 20-30 feet above the runway. The aircraft impacted the runway and collapsed both gear and cause severe damage of the wings, tail and cabin area. The aircraft slid off the side of the runway where it came to a rest and the sole pilot/occupant exited the aircraft with a minor cut to one leg. Aircraft was severely damaged and was placed into the owners hanger for the investigation. Investigation revealed that no problems seemed to exists that would lead to an engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CONDUCTED GROUND RUNUPS ON THE ENGINE AND SYSTEMS BEFORE TAKING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY FOR TAKE-OFF, THESE RUNUPS WENT SMOOTHLY AND NO PROBLEMS OCCURED. AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS TAKE-OFF ROLL, AFTER BECOMING AIRBOURNE THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 400 AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. PILOT INITIATED A TURN TOWARDS THE DIAGONAL RUNWAY, AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED END OF RUNWAY 20 PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT 20-30 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED BOTH GEAR AND CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE OF THE WINGS, TAIL AND CABIN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO A REST AND THE SOLE PILOT/OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A MINOR CUT TO ONE LEG. AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND WAS PLACED INTO THE OWNERS HANGER FOR THE INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NO PROBLEMS SEEMED TO EXISTS THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FAILURE.

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 WPR09LA336Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIdaho Falls, IDA total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation. The underlying reason for the fuel starvation condition could not be determined.Jul 5, 2009 · Substantial damage