# Accident 20190714017519A: Piper PA-22-150, Hastings, FL, July 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2019, 07:45 local time
- Place: Hastings, FL
- Airport: Earle Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6933° N, 81.5069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6933&lon=-81.5069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7833D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7833D-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 84 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190714017519A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A HOT MUGGY FLORIDA MORNING.

THE GRASS STRIP WAS WET AND THE GRASS WAS LONG.

THE AIRPORT MOWED A STRIP DOWN THE CENTERLINE TO HELP THE AIRCRAFT IN TAKING OFF.

THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD HAVE BASED ON A WITNESS (ANOTHER PILOT) REPORTED.

THE AIRCRAFT BARELY LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AT THE VERY END OF THE RUNWAY.

AS IT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB IT HIT THE CORN LIKE VEGETATION DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT SEEING THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.

HE HIT A LARGE TREE AND ENDED UP IN A DRAINAGE CULVERT.

## 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 ERA19LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA227), Jul 14, 2019: Piper PA22 (N7833D), Hastings, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the engine primer control, which resulted in an overly rich fuel/air mixture and degraded engine performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…

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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