- Date
- December 28, 1988, 11:19 local (17:19 UTC)
- Place
- Derby, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2213TPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881228056929A
- Case key
- 34742
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg an eng run-up before a simulated instrument flt, the crew noticed the carb heat control would only move about 1/2 of its normal travel. The plts discussed the malfunction & ran the eng for another 1 to 2 min until the oil temp gauge indcd a temp rise. Drg takeoff, the acft was climbing thru about 400 ft AGL when the eng began to lose power. Emergency procedures were flwd, but there was no significant gain in eng power. An attempt was made to return & land; however, the plts were unable to reach the arpt. Subsequently, the acft hit treetops & crashed short of the rwy. Later, an exam revealed there was frozen water on the inside of the eng air intake filter. No preimpact mechanical malfunction was found, except for the restricted travel of the carb heat control. Meteorological conds were rprtd to be conducive to carb icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2213T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125564
- Airframe hours
- 2,941
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Harrison, Brian A.
- Registered owner
- Harrisoin, Brian A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1988 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- K50 · Derby, KS
- Airport
- K50 · Cook Airfield, runway 19, 1,700 × 80 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 309 total · 120 in this make and model · 181 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAB, 5 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.