# Accident 20111213028959A: Piper PA-22, Friday Harbor, WA, December 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2011, 10:37 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4950° N, 123.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4950&lon=-123.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1810P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1810P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 36 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111213028959A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA064), Dec 13, 2011: Piper PA-22 (N1810P), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N1810P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020328006419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328006419I), Mar 28, 2002: Piper PA22 (N1810P), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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