# Accident 20160924012199A: Piper PA-22-108, Pearland, TX, September 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5089° N, 95.2331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5089&lon=-95.2331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4920Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920Z-2017-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160924012199A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOW ENGINE POWER AT RUN UP AND DECAYING POWER DURING AND AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT, AFTER A FAILURE TO CLIMB AT A SUFFICENT RATE, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT ELECTED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE PILOT MANUVERED TO AVOID A HOUSE AND BARN, THEN STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT HAND WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN16LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA394), Sep 24, 2016: Piper PA 22-108 (N4920Z), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information following a thorough postaccident examination.

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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