# Accident 20220214001919A: Piper PA-22-150, Furlow, AR, February 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2022, 18:30 local time
- Place: Furlow, AR
- Airport: Country Air Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8309° N, 91.9956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8309&lon=-91.9956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7337D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7337D-2023-11-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 128 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220214001919A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 P.M. CST ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022, N7337D DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT COUNTRY AIR ESTATES (1A9R) FOR WHAT WAS INTENDED TO BE A SINGLE TRIP AROUND THE PATTERN. TAKEOFF, CROSSWIND TURNOUT, AND DOWNWIND LEG DURING THE FLIGHT WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE PILOT BEGAN THE DECENT AND POWER REDUCTION AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE ABEAM TO THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 18/36, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT SWITCHED FROM RIGHT TANK TO LEFT TANK, VERIFIED CARB HEAT ?ON? AND BEGAN MAKING A BASE TURN.  AT THAT POINT IN THE PATTERN, THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING AND SPUTTERING SEVERELY, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE PILOT FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING A FLIGHT ATTITUDE THAT WOULD PREVENT A STALL AND PREPARED FOR IMPACT AS THE PLANE ENTERED THE TREETOPS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN22LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA121), Feb 14, 2022: Piper PA22 (N7337D), Furlow, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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