20221006020999A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Greensboro, NC · October 6, 2022

Date
October 6, 2022 · 16:19 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N655WP
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA009
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,540 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot reported that shortly after departure from rwy 23R, the aircraft lost engine power. The pilot was able to restart the engine several times, however, the engine finally quit and was not able to be restarted. The aircraft lost altitude, impacted tree tops and the side of a house, and came to rest on the south side of privacy data omitted.

At the time of the accident, the aircraft was registered as N655WP. That aircraft no longer shows up in the FAA database at this time.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RWY 23R, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FINALLY QUIT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, IMPACTED TREE TOPS AND THE SIDE OF A HOUSE, AND CAME TO REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED AS N655WP. THAT AIRCRAFT NO LONGER SHOWS UP IN THE FAA DATABASE AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.