- Date
- November 1, 1987, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Argyle, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5502ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871101061549A
- Case key
- 36051
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight was returning to cheney farm field for landing when the pilot came in too high and fast. He added power, banked left and started a go around. At this time the engine backfired and started missing. During the emergency landing in a pasture the aircraft touched down short of a fence and flipped over. The plts recommendation for prevention was earlier detection of carb icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5502Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-9288
- Airframe hours
- 1,963
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Chaney
- Registered owner
- David Cheney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 25, 1987
- Airport
- Cheny Farms
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 310 total · 10 in this make and model · 165 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.