# Accident 20230704014589A: Meredith Willie E STEEN SKYBOLT, Aliceville, AL, July 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Aliceville, AL
- Airport: George Downer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1078° N, 88.1897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1078&lon=-88.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meredith Willie E STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 056555T, https://openairdocs.org/model/meredith-willie-e-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEREDITH WILLIE E STEEN SKYBOLT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 898 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230704014589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA288), Jul 4, 2023: Steen Skybolt (N32WM), Aliceville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined as the wreckage was not recovered and could not be examined.

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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