- Date
- November 15, 1980
- Place
- Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2637PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801115073989A
- Case key
- 127815
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3142 80/11/15 INDEPENDENCE,MO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1200 TIME - 1840 N2637P PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDEPENDENCE,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS WORN,SOME PLUGS FOULED W CARBON OR LEAD DEPOSITS.BLACK SMOKEY RESIDUE IN EXHAUST PIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2637P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Independence Mem
N2637PRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2637P · 1
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