- Date
- August 30, 1982, 19:30 local (Aug 31, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Higginsville, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6914DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820830046009A
- Case key
- 71021
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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.
Analysis
While attempting a power-off landing at a private airstrip, the pilot added power for a go-around. The engine sputtered, lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in a terraced area. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over. Water was found in the fuel in the left tank and in the fuel gasculator. When the water was removed the engine ran normally. No water was found in the right tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6914D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4841
- Airframe hours
- 2,426
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George W. Hurless
- Registered owner
- George W. Hurless
- Departed
- 2MOO · Higginsville, MO
- Destination
- 2MOO · Higginsville, MO
- Airport
- 2MOO · Harbet, runway 28, 2,300 × 100 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 283 total · 36 in this make and model · 154 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.