20190422003279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tubbs S/Performance Air PA 18-225 DD · Mccall, ID · April 22, 2019

Date: April 22, 2019 · 20:42 local
Place: Mccall, ID
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N727WW
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19LA120
Reported as: Tubbs S/Performance Air PA 18-225 DD
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total800 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N727WWRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Tubbs S/Performance Air PA 18-225 DDS/N PA0204 · Built 2004 Airframe modelTubbs S/Performance Air PA 18-225 DD Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight departed a private backcountry airstrip with an intended destination of Mccall, ID. The pilot stated he began a cruise descent enroute to Mccall and reduced engine power. Pilot stated that following the reduction in power, the engine failed to respond to throttle input. Pilot attempted an emergency landing and struck, and became lodged in the top of, a tree approximately 4.2 miles east of Mccall, ID.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT DEPARTED A PRIVATE BACKCOUNTRY AIRSTRIP WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF MCCALL, ID. THE PILOT STATED HE BEGAN A CRUISE DESCENT ENROUTE TO MCCALL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING THE REDUCTION IN POWER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND STRUCK, AND BECAME LODGED IN THE TOP OF, A TREE APPROXIMATELY 4.2 MILES EAST OF MCCALL, ID.

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 WPR19LA120Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMcCall, IDA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Apr 23, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N727WW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20110825024749ALanding: TouchdownPrivate pilot landed on us forest service emergency use only Airstrip, for "highly experienced mountain pilots only." The first 540 feet is not usable. Pilot states he had a hard landing and the left main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer from…Aug 25, 2011 · Substantial damage