- Date
- October 24, 1988, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Advance, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5361ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881024050109A
- Case key
- 7943
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff climb eng quit then re-started. PIC turned to the north & engine quit again. PIC stalled acft & crashed into wheat field. Acft had STC for auto gas. Fuel in acft had water & rust contaminants. Fuel lines had dried. Carb had composite float. The spark plugs and the carb throat were found sooted. Composite floats are no longer made by manufacturer & AD requiring them has been rescinded. FAA advisory circular, FAA accident prevention program, Piper svc bulletin & Lycoming flyer all point out lack of uniform standards for auto gas & problem of inadequate standards. FAA states auto gas allows carb ice at higher temps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5361Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-9087
- Airframe hours
- 2,780
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Benjamin F. Tugman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1987
- Airport
- 8A7 · Twin Lakes, runway 27, 2,950 × 50 ft, dirt
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 434 total · 397 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5361Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.