20111213028959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Friday Harbor, WA · December 13, 2011

Date: December 13, 2011 · 10:37 local
Place: Friday Harbor, WA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1810P
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA064
Reported as: Piper PA-22
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total36 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N1810PRegistered now · Piper PA-22S/N 22-2589 · Built 1955 Airframe modelPiper PA-22 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 13, 2011, about 0900 pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22, N1810P, experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight near Friday Harbor, Washington. During the pilot's subsequentforced landing in a field, the airplane collided with a pole and was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot was not injured. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot had borrowed the airplane from a Private individual for a business flight thatoriginated from Friday Harbor, about 0856.the pilot reported that all engine power was suddenly lost 3 to 4 minutes after takeoff. There was no indication of engine roughness prior to the complete loss of engine power. Unable to restart the engine, the pilot made a forced landing in the field.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 13, 2011, ABOUT 0900 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-22, N1810P, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON. DURING THE PILOT'S SUBSEQUENTFORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A POLE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT HAD BORROWED THE AIRPLANE FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL FOR A BUSINESS FLIGHT THATORIGINATED FROM FRIDAY HARBOR, ABOUT 0856.THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST 3 TO 4 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ENGINE ROUGHNESS PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE FIELD.

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 WPR12LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFriday Harbor, WAA total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Dec 13, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1810P · 1

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

Incident 20020328006419IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Friday Harbor, WA(-23) After landing the a/c brakes failed, and the aircraft went off the runway. (-23 amendment) when the pilot began applying the brakes after landing, he stated the right brake did not hold and the aircraft began veering to the left toward an embankment. To…Mar 28, 2002 · Minor damage