- Date
- October 11, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5341WPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851011053839A
- Case key
- 21985
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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
The passengers stated that the pilot was unable to obtain higher power settings on a go-around from a low approach to an airport, and elected to land on a rural street. An examination of the engine revealed insect nests in the intake manifold and water in the gasoline.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5341W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-399
- Airframe hours
- 3,419
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael L. Evans
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 30, 1985 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- AXH
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 950 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F
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 N5341W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.