- Date
- July 31, 1982, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Carlos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2090WPiper PA-28RT-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820731033699A
- Case key
- 72486
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing at the airport, the pilot taxied to the transient parking area, parked and got a cup of coffee. He stated that he then made a quick preflight check, but did not visually inspect the fuel tanks. During the takeoff, the engine began to surge at about 200 ft AGL. The pilot stated that he pushed all levers forward, checked the fuel pump was on and switched to the left tank, but this had no effect. He declared an emergency and reaccomplished his emergency procedures, but reported that the engine continued to surge. An emergency landing was made on a rough/eroded shoreline. During the landing, the gear collapsed and the wings and fuselage were damaged. About 20 gal of fuel were remaining in the left fuel tank, but only about 1/2 gal was found in the right tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2090W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28RT-201 (PA-28RT-20)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-79180
- Airframe hours
- 1,921
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Iasco Corporation
- Registered owner
- Iasco Corporation
- Departed
- San Carlos, CA
- Destination
- San Carlos, CA
- Airport
- San Carlos
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 777 total · 57 in this make and model · 622 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.