# Accident 20141025019039A: Piper PA-22-150, Hancock, NY, October 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hancock, NY
- Airport: White Birch Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0500° N, 75.3389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0500&lon=-75.3389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8064Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8064Y-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025019039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA029), Oct 25, 2014: Piper PA 22-150 (N8064Y), Tompkins, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations and testing.

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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