- Date
- September 1, 1988, 06:52 local (10:52 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HBPLHPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 32232
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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
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Carburetor heat - not usedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Analysis
While on a ferry flt shortly after takeoff the plt reported that the eng slowly began to lose power. He then attempted to land on another rwy but lost control of the acft & crashed short. An eng run was accomplished which revealed no evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction. Weather conditions were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HBPLH
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2890078
- Airframe hours
- 7
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Globe Aero, Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Aero Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Special flight (Special)
- Destination
- BGR · Bangor, ME
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LAL · Lakewood Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,925 total · 829 in this make and model · 11,553 as pilot in command · 350 in the last 90 days · 97 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL