- Date
- April 24, 1989, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N840APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890424009899A
- Case key
- 26389
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Probable cause
The improper installation of fuel lines by maintenance personnel who installed the engine.
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
A conversion eng had been installed in the acft. The plt said the eng operated normally during the initial ground runup. Immediately after liftoff, the eng lost all power. The plt was able to make a 180 degree turn and get the acft back on the airport but the landing was hard. Post-accident inspection indicated fuel lines from the fuel pump improperly installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N840A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-140
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Steve Wandt
- Registered owner
- Waudt, Steven & Peggy Hine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TRK
- Airport
- TRK · Tucker-Tahoe, runway 10, 6,400 × 110 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 259 total · 14 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.