- Date
- July 12, 1990, 15:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- New Richmond, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5330FPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900712044489A
- Case key
- 14485
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the gascolator drain being left open.
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 the aircraft engine lost power just after lift-off, resulting in a forced landing. The airplane ran off the departure end of the runway and impacted a large round bale of hay. The pilot reported that the engine was still running when the airplane came to a stop. The engine operated normally during a post-accident engine run. The FAA inspector stated his investigation revealed that the gascolator drain valve was stuck open slightly 'allowing the fuel pump to suck air along with gas.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5330F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7725042
- Airframe hours
- 1,208
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E30, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Executive Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Executive Air Piper Sales, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 11, 1990 · 50 hours before
- Destination
- GRB · Green Bay, WI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RNH · New Richmond, runway 31, 3,000 × 75 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 100 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.