What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 25, 2014 at approximately 1330, N8064Y, a PA-22-150, with one sole on-board departed the White Birch airport. The PIC reported: shortly after takeoff, around 200-300 feet the aircraft began to experience engine trouble. The engine began a series RPM ossicaltions and eventually ceased producing power. The aircraft impacted a tree while making a forced landing and came to rest along side roods creek rd.
Other PIC statements:
* Aircraft had not flown in a long time (years).
* Engine started to quit then started back up on its own 3 consecutive times then quit .
* Carburetor heat was pulled but did not resolve issue.
* Auto gas was used per STC.
* Aircraft fuel tanks were at least 1/2 to 3/4 full of fuel
* Engine ran well and performed good magneto drop prior to take off.
* Engine trouble occurred at approximately 200 feet.
Airworthiness inspector on-site aircraft review:
* Ignition leads show positve connection.
*Fuel line from fuel strainer (filter) shows positive connection.
* Fuel strainer housing seperated from its housing.
* Propeller blades show no indication of leading edge damage.
* Mixture control cable showed positive connection to carburator.
* Carburator heat box severely damaged, control cable still showed positive connection.
* STC for auto fuel applied to aircraft.
* Severe damage to left & right wing leading edges.
* Severe damage to landing gear.
* Engine mount broken at various locations
* Fuselage severely bent in multiple areas.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 25, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330, N8064Y, A PA-22-150, WITH ONE SOLE ON-BOARD DEPARTED THE WHITE BIRCH AIRPORT. THE PIC REPORTED: SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AROUND 200-300 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLE. THE ENGINE BEGAN A SERIES RPM OSSICALTIONS AND EVENTUALLY CEASED PRODUCING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING AND CAME TO REST ALONG SIDE ROODS CREEK RD.
OTHER PIC STATEMENTS:
* AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN IN A LONG TIME (YEARS).
* ENGINE STARTED TO QUIT THEN STARTED BACK UP ON ITS OWN 3 CONSECUTIVE TIMES THEN QUIT .
* CARBURETOR HEAT WAS PULLED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE.
* AUTO GAS WAS USED PER STC.
* AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WERE AT LEAST 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL OF FUEL
* ENGINE RAN WELL AND PERFORMED GOOD MAGNETO DROP PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.
* ENGINE TROUBLE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET.
AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ON-SITE AIRCRAFT REVIEW:
* IGNITION LEADS SHOW POSITVE CONNECTION.
*FUEL LINE FROM FUEL STRAINER (FILTER) SHOWS POSITIVE CONNECTION.
* FUEL STRAINER HOUSING SEPERATED FROM ITS HOUSING.
* PROPELLER BLADES SHOW NO INDICATION OF LEADING EDGE DAMAGE.
* MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE SHOWED POSITIVE CONNECTION TO CARBURATOR.
* CARBURATOR HEAT BOX SEVERELY DAMAGED, CONTROL CABLE STILL SHOWED POSITIVE CONNECTION.
* STC FOR AUTO FUEL APPLIED TO AIRCRAFT.
* SEVERE DAMAGE TO LEFT & RIGHT WING LEADING EDGES.
* SEVERE DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR.
* ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS
* FUSELAGE SEVERELY BENT IN MULTIPLE AREAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.