20220213001889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Tuscon, AZ · February 13, 2022

Date: February 13, 2022 · 12:45 local
Place: Tuscon, AZ
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9815P
Reported as: Piper PA-25-235
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N9815PRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-7556129 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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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 said he had a normal acceleration and lift off . At approximately 150' AGL the engine lost power, and dropped RPM to approximately 200-300 RPM. No prior warning or rough running engine or any indications prior to that moment. Once identified, the pilot verified throttle and mixture controls full forward, aux fuel pump on, and realized that there was not going to be a restoration of power, the aircraft impacted a burm and a ditch, and the airplane came forward on the nose and then to a stop. The engine was sputtering at time of impact.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT SAID HE HAD A NORMAL ACCELERATION AND LIFT OFF . AT APPROXIMATELY 150' AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND DROPPED RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 200-300 RPM. NO PRIOR WARNING OR ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE OR ANY INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THAT MOMENT. ONCE IDENTIFIED, THE PILOT VERIFIED THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS FULL FORWARD, AUX FUEL PUMP ON, AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NOT GOING TO BE A RESTORATION OF POWER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BURM AND A DITCH, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME FORWARD ON THE NOSE AND THEN TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AT TIME OF IMPACT.