# Accident 20240513008399A: Piper PA-22, Enderlin, ND, May 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2024, 09:30 local time
- Place: Enderlin, ND
- Airport: Sky Haven Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6268° N, 97.6202° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6268&lon=-97.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240513008399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.  PILOT PULLED CARB HEAT AND ENGINE GOT BETTER MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN.  PILOT DECIDED TO TRY TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  ENGINE QUIT AT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AND AIRCRAFT STALLED AT 10 FEET OVER AN OPEN SMOOTH FIELD.  A HARD TOUCH DOWN CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO DIG AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 CEN24LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA184), May 13, 2024: Piper PA-22 (N669A), Enderlin, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly inspect and sump the fuel system before the flight and the maintenance personnel’s inadequate maintenance of the fuel system which resulted in fuel starvation and the…

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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