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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Eliza Island, WA · March 17, 2010

Date
March 17, 2010 · 10:55 local
Place
Eliza Island, WA
Airport
Eliza Island
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1KU
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA165
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft left bli, about 7 miles out engine surged, then quit, dead sticked it into Eliza Island, grass strip, on landing, gear hit burm, gear detached, aircraft skidded to stop.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LEFT BLI, ABOUT 7 MILES OUT ENGINE SURGED, THEN QUIT, DEAD STICKED IT INTO ELIZA ISLAND, GRASS STRIP, ON LANDING, GEAR HIT BURM, GEAR DETACHED, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.