# Accident 20100820043379A: Piper PA-22-150, Tunkhannock, PA, August 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tunkhannock, PA
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5264° N, 75.9397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5264&lon=-75.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4850A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4850A-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 3 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100820043379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY  01 AT SKYHAEAVEN AIRPORT (76N). THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. MADE PREPERATIONS FOR EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RIVER OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE EMEGENCY, THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT TANK. THERE WAS NOT SUFFCIENT TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO RESTART DO TO THE LOW ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF POWER LOSS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE RIVER PARTIALLY SUBMERGED UPSIDE DOWN. WEATHER WAS NOT A  FACTOR AND THE OCCUPENTS HAD MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA439), Aug 20, 2010: Piper PA-22-150 (N4850A), Tunkhannock, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the pilots' inadequate in-flight fuel management.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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