MIA86LA155

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22-150 · Brooksville, FL · May 12, 1986

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 12, 1986, 19:10 local (23:10 UTC)
Place
Brooksville, FL
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2425PPiper PA-22-150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860512017019A
Case key
31629

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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 power(total) - nonmechanicalTakeoff - initial climb
Fluid,fuel - starvation
Fuel supply - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Fuel tank selector position - improperPilot in commandCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
In-flight planning/decision - poorPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with objectLanding
Object - tree(s)

Analysis

The plt stated that the acft lost power on initial climb while practicing touch & go landings. The acft crashed .2 miles from the end of the rwy due to the fuel selector being positioned to the right tank, which did not contain enough fuel to return to the arpt.

Aircraft

Registration
N2425P
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-2475
Airframe hours
2,052
Engine
Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Douglas E. Hogan
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 1, 1985 · 14 hours before
Departed
X28 · Hidden Lakes, FL
Airport
BKV · Hernando County, runway 20, 5,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf

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
53
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
252 total · 83 in this make and model · 153 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 11 knots
Visibility
9 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
TPA, 30 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.