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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Meredith Willie E STEEN SKYBOLT · Aliceville, AL · July 4, 2023

Date: July 4, 2023 · 09:00 local
Place: Aliceville, AL
Airport: George Downer
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N32WM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA288
Reported as: Meredith Willie E Steen Skybolt
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 898 total

N32WMRegistered now · Meredith Willie E STEEN SKYBOLTS/N 1 Airframe modelMeredith Willie E STEEN SKYBOLT

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What happened

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Pilot was practicing touch and go's on runway 06, applied carb heat to land, landing long he executed a go-around but was unable to push the carb heat back in. At aprroximately 260 feet AGL the engine had a loss of power, he attempted a shallow left turn to return to runway 24, engine was losing more power and he was unable to make the runway and made a controlled forced landing in a batch of trees off airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 06, APPLIED CARB HEAT TO LAND, LANDING LONG HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE CARB HEAT BACK IN. AT APRROXIMATELY 260 FEET AGL THE ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER, HE ATTEMPTED A SHALLOW LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 24, ENGINE WAS LOSING MORE POWER AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND MADE A CONTROLLED FORCED LANDING IN A BATCH OF TREES OFF AIRPORT.

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 ERA23LA288Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAliceville, ALA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined as the wreckage was not recovered and could not be examined.Jul 4, 2023 · Substantial damage