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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pitcairn PA-4 · Rawlings, MD · September 9, 2012

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Date: September 9, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place: Rawlings, MD
Airport: Hi-Rock
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: C3261
Reported as: Pitcairn PA-4
Reported engine: CURTIS 0X-5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,100 total70 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft took off from Hi-Rock (private) airport. At approximately 200-300 ft. the power slowly decayed until the aircraft could not fly. The pilot selected a field next to his runway and completed most of the turn. The airspeed continued to fall until the aircraft quit flying. The aircraft hit the ground with the left wing down and the left landing gear. The aircraft wound up on its right side and partially upside down. The aircraft could not be inspected very well in this position. The aircraft was moved to the privacy data omitted barn, across from the airport to be inspected on 9/17/12 where the engine can be rotated and inspected more thoroughly.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM HI-ROCK (PRIVATE) AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FT. THE POWER SLOWLY DECAYED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT FLY. THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD NEXT TO HIS RUNWAY AND COMPLETED MOST OF THE TURN. THE AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO FALL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT QUIT FLYING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING DOWN AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WOUND UP ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AND PARTIALLY UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE INSPECTED VERY WELL IN THIS POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BARN, ACROSS FROM THE AIRPORT TO BE INSPECTED ON 9/17/12 WHERE THE ENGINE CAN BE ROTATED AND INSPECTED MORE THOROUGHLY.