MKC87LA099

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-11 · Meade, KS · May 2, 1987

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: May 2, 1987, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
Place: Meade, KS
Injuries: 2 minor
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N38687Piper PA-11
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report March 10, 1988
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19870502012699A
Case key: 34378

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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(partial) - mech failure/malfTakeoff - initial climb

Engine assembly,valve,intake - failure,partialCause

Engine assembly,valve,intake - jammedCause

Forced landingTakeoff - initial climb

Loss of control - in flightDescent

Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Stall

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Nose overLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

After takeoff, the engine started losing power. During the turn toward a landing area, the airplane stalled, hit the ground to the right of the runway and flipped forward to the inverted position. A partial tear down inspection revealed that the intake valve on the number three cylinder had been sticking.

Aircraft

Registration: N38687
Reported as: Piper PA-11
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 7195
Engine: Continental O-200-A, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Bringham Flying. Service,Inc.
Registered owner: Bringham Flying Service, Inc
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · June 6, 1986 · 89 hours before
Airport: 8K4 · Municipal, runway 17, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt

N38687Registered now · Piper PA-11S/N 7195 · Built 1948 Airframe modelPiper PA-11 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 24
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Right
Flight hours: 110 total · 15 in this make and model · 74 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 180° at 5 knots, gusting 15
Visibility: 15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19870502012699APiper PA11 · Meade, KSThe engine lost power on takeoff and the pilot stalled the plane into the ground. Suspect intake valve sticking.May 2, 1987 · N38687 · Substantial damage