- Date
- December 23, 1992, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Florence, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9436DPiper PA-22-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921223051859A
- Case key
- 27891
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Probable cause
The pilot's poorly planned approach; his failure to attain the proper touch down point; and, delay in executing a go-around. Contributing to this accident was the partial loss of power for undetermined reasons.
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 Piper PA-22-20 collided with trees after a reported partial loss of engine power. The pilot reported the airplane lost engine power while cruising about 1,000 feet above ground level. The pilot selected a long flat field as an emergency landing area. The pilot stated that he landed beyond his desired touchdown point and elected to go-around. The airplane lifted off, but struck some trees at the end of the field when it did not attain sufficient altitude to clear them. The airplane's engine was examined by an airframe and powerplant mechanic (A&P). The A&P did not find any evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction that would have contributed to the loss of power as described by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9436D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22 6410
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Offerman, Harley J.
- Registered owner
- Offerman, Harley J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- FFZ · Mesa, AZ
- Destination
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 193 total · 47 in this make and model · 175 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGZ, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.