- Date
- October 19, 1985, 10:54 local (14:54 UTC)
- Place
- Chattanooga, TN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2854SPiper PA-28-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851019052699A
- Case key
- 7025
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Analysis
The aircraft lost total power during takeoff initial climb and attempted an forced landing in a shopping center parking lot. During the landing attempt the aircraft collided with a utility pole and slid inverted approximately 250 ft before coming to rest. Post crash examination of the engine disclosed that the number 1 connecting rod broke resulting in a loss of power.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2854S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-201T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7921066
- Airframe hours
- 619
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB8, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth H.Turner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1985 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- CHA · Chattanoga, TN
- Destination
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CHA · Lovell Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 165 total · 119 in this make and model · 117 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.