# Accident 20201227020939A: Piper PA-22-150, Cleveland, GA, December 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Airport: Mountain Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5737° N, 83.7158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5737&lon=-83.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5939D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5939D-2022-07-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201227020939A

## Narrative

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

DEC 27, 2020 -  N5939D DEPARTED FROM MOUNTAIN VIEW AIRPARK (0GE5) IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION(350).  PILOT STATES MOMENTS AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. PIC APPLIED CARB HEAT AND IMMEDIATELY SWITCH FROM RIGHT TANK TO LEFT TANK. THE ENGINE SURGED BRIEFLY AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. PIC DE-SELECTED CARB HEAT AND NOSE THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO GAIN AIRSPEED BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE UNTIL STRIKING TREES APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE AWAY.

ON JAN 14, 2021, N5939D LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UNDERWENT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM. N5939D WAS PREPPED FOR ENGINE RUN BY INSTALLING AN EXTERNAL FUEL TANK AND THE DAMAGED COWLING REMOVED. ON INITIAL START, THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT DID NOT FIRE OFF. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE ENGINE FINALLY FIRED AND RAN WITH NO ISSUES. THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND DISASSEMBLED WITH NO FINDINGS. (NOTE: A SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR SCREEN BUT NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE). THE AIRCRAFT FUEL LINES, FUEL SELECTOR VALVES, FUEL TANKS, FUEL CAPS AND GASCOLATOR WERE ALL INSPECTED AND PURGED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

## 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 ERA21LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA088), Dec 27, 2020: Piper PA-22-150 (N5939D), Cleveland, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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