- Date
- February 21, 1988, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Annapolis, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32019Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880221003319A
- Case key
- 11397
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said he did a preflight inspection of the acft which included a check for water in the fuel. Tanks were partially full- 17 gals in each one. A pre-takeoff eng runup was normal. During the initial takeoff climb the eng had a partial power loss. After he was unable to correct the problem he ditched the acft in a nearby creek. The investigation revealed the carburetor liquid content was half fuel and half water. The carb was drained and the eng operated normally after three unsuccessful attempts resulted in about one minute of operation before it stopped by itself. Chemical test of the liquid content of the carb disclosed that 23 volume percent of the water was not creek water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32019
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7505017
- Airframe hours
- 3,015
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Blackburne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1987 · 23 hours before
- Destination
- W29 · Stevensville, MD
- Airport
- ANP · Lee, runway 30, 2,400 × 50 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,243 total · 1,141 in this make and model · 1,123 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °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.