- Date
- December 21, 1984, 09:32 local (14:32 UTC)
- Place
- Hollywood, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22061Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841221074509A
- Case key
- 31331
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Analysis
The eng lost pwer at aprx 400 ft AGL in a left climbing turn after takeoff from rwy 09L. The plt continued the left turn in an effort to land on rwy 18L. Easterly winds caused the acft to overshoot and land on grass on the west side of the arpt. During the forced landing rollout the acft collided with an arpt boundary fence. Eng exam revealed a stuck #2 cylinder exhaust valve with damage to the corresponding push rod and tappet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22061
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916059
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Savco Flying
- Registered owner
- James A. Joiner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 5, 1984 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- HWO · Hollywood, FL
- Destination
- MKY · Marco Island, FL
- Airport
- HWO · North Perry
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,937 total · 402 in this make and model · 762 as pilot in command · 171 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 7 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.