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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Larry Bingham LB-1 · Haines, AK · December 15, 2021

Date: December 15, 2021 · 09:20 local
Place: Haines, AK
Airport: Airkat Airpark
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N555LB
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC22LA011
Reported as: Larry Bingham LB-1
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,850 total

N555LBRegistered now · Larry Bingham LB-1S/N 01 · Built 2021 Airframe modelLarry Bingham LB-1 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4PReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot reported difficulty developing engine power shortly after take off. As he begin to climb the engine begin to immediately falter. The pilot nosed the aircraft over and begin to descend near the end of the runway. The pilot verified throttle position, reset flap position and made the decision to set the plane down in the field passed the end of the runway. Shortly after pilot assisted passenger and both exited the plane.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY DEVELOPING ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. AS HE BEGIN TO CLIMB THE ENGINE BEGIN TO IMMEDIATELY FALTER. THE PILOT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND BEGIN TO DESCEND NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT VERIFIED THROTTLE POSITION, RESET FLAP POSITION AND MADE THE DECISION TO SET THE PLANE DOWN IN THE FIELD PASSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER PILOT ASSISTED PASSENGER AND BOTH EXITED THE PLANE.

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 ANC22LA011Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHaines, AKA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in a precautionary landing and impact with snow.Dec 15, 2021 · Substantial damage