# Accident 20160804014019A: Liming Louis L HPL-1 HIGH WING-PARA, Mt Orab, OH, August 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2016, 19:45 local time
- Place: Mt Orab, OH
- Airport: Brown County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0581° N, 83.9108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0581&lon=-83.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9095U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9095U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Liming Louis L HPL-1 HIGH WING-PARA (registry code 05610TW, https://openairdocs.org/model/liming-louis-l-hpl-1-high-wing-para) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LIMING LOUIS L HPL-1 HIGH WING-PARA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160804014019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BROWN COUNTY AIRPORT (KGEO) ON 8/4/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 P.M. EDT.  PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH M94.  THE PILOT FLEW TO THE NORTH FOR 9NM AND BEGAN CIRCLING HIS FATHER?S HOUSE AT 1,500 AGL.  SUDDENLY THE ENGINE POWER WENT TO IDLE.  THE PILOT CHECKED TO MAKE SURE HE HAD NOT BUMPED THE IDLE CONTROL WITH HIS LEFT KNEE, AND ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE ENGINE RPM TO NO AVAIL.  HE CHOSE A GRASSY FIELD TO LAND IN.  AT TOUCHDOWN THE SPEED WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND THE FIELD WAS ROUGH, SO WHEN THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE STICK TO SLOW DOWN, HE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN.  WHILE AIRBORNE THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL STAND OF TREES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND 360 DEGREES THEN STRIKING THE GROUND AND COMING TO A STOP.

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING STRUT, PROPELLER, AND THE TAIL WHEEL.  THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING MOVED TO THE PILOT'S HANGAR LOCATED AT HIS HOME.

FUEL SAMPLES FROM THE AIRPORT WERE TESTED AND NO CONTAMINATES WERE FOUND.

POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DISCONNECTED FROM THE ARM OF THE CARBURATOR. PILOT DID INDICATE THAT THE THROTTLE LEVER FELT DISCONNECTED BEFORE CRASH. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE RESISTANCE TO THE THROTTLE WHEN ACTUATED. THE CONNECTING HARDWARE FOR THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS NOT FOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING HAS A LARGE GAP FOR ENGINE COOLING. ANY DETACHED HARDWARE WOULD HAVE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH THIS OPENING.

(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 8/31/16)

## 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 CEN16LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA313), Aug 4, 2016: Liming Louis L HPL 1 High Wing Para (N9095U), Mt. Orab, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a missing throttle cable fastener.

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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