FTW87LA163

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22-135 · Tulsa, OK · July 8, 1987

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 7, 1987, 19:47 local (Jul 8, 1987, 00:47 UTC)
Place
Tulsa, OK
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1175CPiper PA-22-135
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870707032489A
Case key
22395

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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.

Loss of engine powerTakeoff - initial climb
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Terrain condition - roadway/highway
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Nose overLanding

Analysis

Drg the initial climb after takeoff, the acft's eng lost pwr. The plt landed the acft on a median in a residential & shopping area, where it nosed over. An exam & an opnl check of the eng revealed no reason for the loss of pwr.

Aircraft

Registration
N1175C
Reported as
Piper PA-22-135
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-999
Airframe hours
1,700
Engine
Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Pat Rourke
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 1, 1987
Departed
1H6
Destination
BVO · Bartlesville, OK
Airport
1H6 · Harvey Young, runway 17, 2,200 × 200 ft, gravel

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
33
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,608 total · 25 in this make and model · 1,460 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Wind
180° at 13 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
88 °F, dew point 72 °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.

Other investigations on N1175C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.