- Date
- July 16, 1987, 20:00 local (Jul 17, 1987, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Spencer, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N47058Fleet 16B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870716076579A
- Case key
- 11336
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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
Shortly after takeoff on runway 16, the engine began misfiring. The pilot turned back toward the airport to make a landing. He circled the airport and then attemped to land on runway 34. The pilot stated he was over the approach end ofrunway 34, turning left from base to final and was unable to maintain airspeed. The aircraft impacted the runway, in a left bank attitude, about 40 feet past the runway threshold and skidded to a stop about 50 feet off the right side of the runway. Examination of the aircraft disclosed a rich fuel mixture condition in the cylinders connected to the primerlines. The primer control knob was found in the unlocked position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47058
- Reported as
- Fleet 16B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 592
- Engine
- Kinner R55, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harry C. Boggs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1986 · 8 hours before
- Airport
- 55I · Slate Run, runway 34, 1,720 × 30 ft, asphalt
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
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,399 total · 3,262 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.