- Date
- August 21, 1994, 11:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8819LPiper PA-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940821022459A
- Case key
- 3435
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Probable cause
The failure of the aircraft carburetor that resulted in a total loss of engine 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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that during a swath run, the aircraft engine stopped producing power. He executed a forced landing in the field. The aircraft nosed over during the roll out, causing substantial damage. Examination of the aircraft revealed that a piece of metal in the carburetor had broken loose from its weld, and jammed in the carburetor causing the carburetor to fail.
Factual narrative
On August 21, 1994, at 1105 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-25, N8819L, was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain during a forced landing near Columbia, North Carolina. The commercial pilot received minor injuries in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137 by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the local aerial application flight. The flight departed a private airstrip in Columbia, North Carolina about 1100.
The pilot stated that during a maneuvering turn, the aircraft engine stopped producing power. He executed a forced landing into the field. After landing, the aircraft nosed over in the soft field causing substantial damage to the airplane.
Examination of the aircraft revealed that a piece of metal located in the carburetor air box had broken loose from it's weld, and jammed in the carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8819L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-5323
- Airframe hours
- 4,989
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Aidoock, Clifton W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1994 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · NC
- Destination
- NONE · NC
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 866 total · 455 in this make and model · 763 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 47 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MQI, 25 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.
Other investigations on N8819L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.