- Date
- February 5, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ellington, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N721FLPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820205002949A
- Case key
- 70580
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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
The aircraft was allowed to warm up for 5 to 10 minutes at end of the runway before takeoff. The instructor pilot (ip) reported that the before takeoff run-up was made by using the checklist and all engine instruments were in-the-green. He reported that during takeoff, the aircraft reached about 125 ft AGL when the engine stopped, then started and two times. He took control of the aircraft from the student and turned to the left to land in an open field. Before landing, he saw a telephone line, and attempted to avoid the line and a pole by flying under the wire while turning right. However, the left wing struck the pole. An examination of the engine revealed excessive soot on the spark plugs of the no. 1 and 2 cylinders. An inspection of the carburetor revealed that an improper nozzle had been installed. During an operational check, the engine ran at 2400 RPM at full right would increase to 2500 RPM when leaned. Also, excessive popping noises were noted when it was operated at full rich.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N721FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225903
- Airframe hours
- 4,813
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Marshall Bagg
- Registered owner
- Marshall Bagg
- Departed
- Ellington, CT
- Destination
- Ellington, CT
- Airport
- Ellington, runway 1, 1,900 × 50 ft
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 548 total · 542 in this make and model · 351 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.