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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Lopez Island, WA · January 9, 2011

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Date
January 9, 2011 · 13:15 local
Place
Lopez Island, WA
Airport
Lopez Island
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5850D
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA095
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total30 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N5850DRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2013 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4529 · Built 1956Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine 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.

Asel trainin flight originating at Friday harbor airport on 1-09-2011 at 1245 hrs. CFI with student pilot who was in the left seat of the Piper PA-22 tripacer aircraft. Flight was prepatory for private pilot practical test and had flown for approx. 30 minutes then proceeded to Lopez Island Airport for pattern work. On the second takeoff from the Lopez airport at approximately 500 feet AGL the aircraft experienced a total loss of power. The CFI took conrol of the aircraft and initiated a turn of 135 degrees to the right planning on an emergency landing to an open grass field. Upon touchdown the aircraft traveled approximately 500 feet before coming to rest at a wire fence and small brush line. The nose gear broke and folded rearward during the last 100 feet of the landing roll. The left main gear broke shortly thereafter and the aircraft came to rest with a left wing tip just off the ground and the left window broken out. No propellor damage was noted which would support a total loss of engine power. No injuries were sustained by either crewmember. Pilots walked to a nearby house and called authorities.

As the FAA filed it

ASEL TRAININ FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT ON 1-09-2011 AT 1245 HRS. CFI WITH STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT OF THE PIPER PA-22 TRIPACER AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT WAS PREPATORY FOR PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST AND HAD FLOWN FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES THEN PROCEEDED TO LOPEZ ISLAND AIRPORT FOR PATTERN WORK. ON THE SECOND TAKEOFF FROM THE LOPEZ AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE CFI TOOK CONROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED A TURN OF 135 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT PLANNING ON AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN OPEN GRASS FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST AT A WIRE FENCE AND SMALL BRUSH LINE. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND FOLDED REARWARD DURING THE LAST 100 FEET OF THE LANDING ROLL. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH A LEFT WING TIP JUST OFF THE GROUND AND THE LEFT WINDOW BROKEN OUT. NO PROPELLOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED WHICH WOULD SUPPORT A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY EITHER CREWMEMBER. PILOTS WALKED TO A NEARBY HOUSE AND CALLED AUTHORITIES.

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 WPR11LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLopez, WAA loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.Jan 9, 2011 · Substantial damage