What happened
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On August 16, 2013, about 1947 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N6919B, serial number 22-4194, was substantially damaged during a forced landing, following a reported engine failure during descent to an altitude of 1200 feet. The accident site was approximately 2 miles from goose creek airport (28A), in Indian Trail, north carolina. The sole occupant,privacy data omitted, was not injured.
The 1956 Piper tri-pacer, standard category airplane, wasprivacy data omittedoperated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The cross country flight originated at (kads), addison, Texas at approximately 0800 central daylight time. A fuel stop at (ktup) tupelo regional airport in tupelo, Mississippi was made before prior to proceeding to the intended goose creek airport (28A), at approximately 1438 central daylight time.
The federal aviation administration iic responded to the accident site at approximately 2130 EST and examined the wreckage, which was located in a field and intact. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the airframe. Damage was sustained to the right wing leading edged, left forward wing strut, propeller blade leading edge, and left elevator control surface when several tree tops were impacted and a fence was breached on landing. Flight control continuity was confirmed from the control surfaces to the cockpit. The engine propeller tips did not exhibit evidence of rotational damage. The engine and airframe did not exhibit evidence of oil or fuel staining, streaking, leaks, or spillage during inspection. The fuel selector was observed to be selected to the left tank position. The wing and auxiliary fuel tanks integrity was not compromised and contained minute residual fuel for sampling. Inaccuracies were observed in the left and right wing tank guages. Per pilot?s verbal statement engine restart was not attempted prior to the forced landing. A fuel receipt provided by the pilot at the accident site, indicated that on 8/16/2013 at 1314 central daylight time, the aircraft was fueled with 39.8 gallons of 100 ll at the ktup airport.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 16, 2013, ABOUT 1947 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-22-150, N6919B, SERIAL NUMBER 22-4194, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE DURING DESCENT TO AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 FEET. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A), IN INDIAN TRAIL, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SOLE OCCUPANT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS NOT INJURED.
THE 1956 PIPER TRI-PACER, STANDARD CATEGORY AIRPLANE, WAS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT (KADS), ADDISON, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. A FUEL STOP AT (KTUP) TUPELO REGIONAL AIRPORT IN TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI WAS MADE BEFORE PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO THE INTENDED GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A), AT APPROXIMATELY 1438 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IIC RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 EST AND EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD AND INTACT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGED, LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT, PROPELLER BLADE LEADING EDGE, AND LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE WHEN SEVERAL TREE TOPS WERE IMPACTED AND A FENCE WAS BREACHED ON LANDING. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED FROM THE CONTROL SURFACES TO THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE PROPELLER TIPS DID NOT EXHIBIT EVIDENCE OF ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME DID NOT EXHIBIT EVIDENCE OF OIL OR FUEL STAINING, STREAKING, LEAKS, OR SPILLAGE DURING INSPECTION. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS OBSERVED TO BE SELECTED TO THE LEFT TANK POSITION. THE WING AND AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS INTEGRITY WAS NOT COMPROMISED AND CONTAINED MINUTE RESIDUAL FUEL FOR SAMPLING. INACCURACIES WERE OBSERVED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANK GUAGES. PER PILOT?S VERBAL STATEMENT ENGINE RESTART WAS NOT ATTEMPTED PRIOR TO THE FORCED LANDING. A FUEL RECEIPT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, INDICATED THAT ON 8/16/2013 AT 1314 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 39.8 GALLONS OF 100 LL AT THE KTUP AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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