20240202001519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Cherokee, OK · February 2, 2024

Date
February 2, 2024 · 10:30 local
Place
Cherokee, OK
Airport
Cherokee Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4284
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA104
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,609 total

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What happened

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

Part 91 day VFR flight. Pilot reported in flight engine malfunction leading to partial engine failure, rough running engine. Pilot advanced mixture, propeller, and throttle full forward attempting to increase RPM in order to climb. Pilot then checked both left and right magnetos, fuel gauges, and fuel selectors were operating as intended, the engine problems continued. Upon approach, pilot reported ground fog and bad visibility at the airport. The pilot landed long on the runway with the gear down then attempted a go-around. With insufficient power to climb, pilot hit an airport fence and personal property fencing resulting in nose gear and right main landing gear getting ripped off as well as substantial damage to the right wing, left wing, and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 DAY VFR FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED IN FLIGHT ENGINE MALFUNCTION LEADING TO PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE, ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT ADVANCED MIXTURE, PROPELLER, AND THROTTLE FULL FORWARD ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE RPM IN ORDER TO CLIMB. PILOT THEN CHECKED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS, FUEL GAUGES, AND FUEL SELECTORS WERE OPERATING AS INTENDED, THE ENGINE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. UPON APPROACH, PILOT REPORTED GROUND FOG AND BAD VISIBILITY AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR DOWN THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. WITH INSUFFICIENT POWER TO CLIMB, PILOT HIT AN AIRPORT FENCE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FENCING RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR GETTING RIPPED OFF AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LEFT WING, AND FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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