20161001019769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Culver PQ-14A · Long View, NC · October 1, 2016

Date: October 1, 2016 · 13:10 local
Place: Long View, NC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4648V
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17FA001
Reported as: Culver PQ-14A
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4150 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,478 total400 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N4648VRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2019 · Culver PQ-14AS/N N2432 · Built 1944 Airframe modelCulver PQ-14A Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 1, 2016 at 1310 local time a Culver PQ-14A, N4648V, was destroyed during collision with trees, terrain, and a commercial building during a forced landing after takeoff from hickory regional airport (hky). Preliminary information from witnesses and the hky air traffic control tower revealed the airplane?s engine stopped producing power during taxi for takeoff. The pilot explained the delay to the controller, that the engine restarted, and the airplane then departed. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported he was ?having engine problems? And announced his intention to return to hky. The controller provided the altimeter setting, the wind information, and cleared the airplane to land ?any runway.? Witness on the ground described the engine sound as ?sputtering? And ?revving up and down.? The aircraft hit a large tree before colliding with the building.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 1, 2016 AT 1310 LOCAL TIME A CULVER PQ-14A, N4648V, WAS DESTROYED DURING COLLISION WITH TREES, TERRAIN, AND A COMMERCIAL BUILDING DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HICKORY REGIONAL AIRPORT (HKY). PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM WITNESSES AND THE HKY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER REVEALED THE AIRPLANE?S ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT EXPLAINED THE DELAY TO THE CONTROLLER, THAT THE ENGINE RESTARTED, AND THE AIRPLANE THEN DEPARTED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ?HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS? AND ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO RETURN TO HKY. THE CONTROLLER PROVIDED THE ALTIMETER SETTING, THE WIND INFORMATION, AND CLEARED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND ?ANY RUNWAY.? WITNESS ON THE GROUND DESCRIBED THE ENGINE SOUND AS ?SPUTTERING? AND ?REVVING UP AND DOWN.? THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LARGE TREE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE BUILDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHickory, NCThe loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of automobile gasoline, which increased the likelihood of carburetor icing.Oct 1, 2016 · Destroyed