DEN71FQD24

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Sunland Pk, NM · May 23, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1971
Place
Sunland Pk, NM · SUNLAND PK, NM
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N200FPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161730

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2581  71/5/23    SUNLAND PK,N MEX    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 300
        TIME - 1415                    N200F               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNLAND AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TEX                 DOUGLAS,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- DID NOT CLEAR ENG DRG DESCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N200F
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunland Airpark

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.