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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman ACF G-164B · Pullman, WA · January 30, 2010

Date: January 30, 2010 · 10:30 local
Place: Pullman, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6799K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA122
Reported as: Grumman ACF G-164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total52 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N6799KRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 493 B · Built 1979 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1Reciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed runway 23 Pullman airport, Pullman, WA on a ferry permit for a flight to American falls, ID. At approximately 150 feet AGL the aircraft started loosing power. The pilot landed in a cultivated hilly farm field in a 3 point position and came to rest 100 feet from impact upside down. The pilot was not injured. Damage to the aircraft was SUBSTANCIAL02/08/2010. Inspection of the engine prior to running after the accident found the carburetor intake screen on carburetor inlet plugged with the remains of a bird nest. The nest appearently was above the caburtor heat valve and did not show during inspection for ferry. When carburetor heat was applied during long run up and subsequent take off it traveled to the cafburetor box and plugged the intake resulting in power loss. No further inspection or running of the engine was performed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 PULLMAN AIRPORT, PULLMAN, WA ON A FERRY PERMIT FOR A FLIGHT TO AMERICAN FALLS, ID. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LOOSING POWER. THE PILOT LANDED IN A CULTIVATED HILLY FARM FIELD IN A 3 POINT POSITION AND CAME TO REST 100 FEET FROM IMPACT UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANCIAL02/08/2010. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE PRIOR TO RUNNING AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOUND THE CARBURETOR INTAKE SCREEN ON CARBURETOR INLET PLUGGED WITH THE REMAINS OF A BIRD NEST. THE NEST APPEARENTLY WAS ABOVE THE CABURTOR HEAT VALVE AND DID NOT SHOW DURING INSPECTION FOR FERRY. WHEN CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED DURING LONG RUN UP AND SUBSEQUENT TAKE OFF IT TRAVELED TO THE CAFBURETOR BOX AND PLUGGED THE INTAKE RESULTING IN POWER LOSS. NO FURTHER INSPECTION OR RUNNING OF THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR10LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPullman, WAA partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to a bird's nest being sucked into the induction air ducting.Jan 30, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6799K · 1

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

Incident 20010607013219ILow Level Operations · Sweetwater, ID(-23) While executing an agricultural spray run, pilot struck a power line drop with right wing.Jun 7, 2001 · Minor damage