- Date
- November 18, 1983, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8921PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831118058309A
- Case key
- 12498
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during the preflt, he visually checked the fuel & estemated that the left tank was aprx 1/4 full & the right tank was about 1/2 full. He made his pretakeoff checks, but stayed on the ground longer than normal to allow the oil to warm up. He then began his takeoff using his left fuel tank. After climbing to about 75 ft, the eng sputtered, then quit running. A gear up landing was then made & the acft slid to a stop at the end of the rwy. About 1 quart of fuel was drained from the left fuel tank after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8921P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4377
- Airframe hours
- 2,252
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory T. Absten
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 11, 1983
- Destination
- CVG · Cincinnati, OH
- Airport
- CMH · Port Columbus Int'L, runway 13, 5,039 × 150 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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,231 total · 97 in this make and model · 1,138 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH
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 N8921P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.