- Date
- July 1, 1989, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Middletown, RI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5029SPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890701018989A
- Case key
- 36428
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Probable cause
The failure of both magnetos shortly after takeoff. .
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 pilot-in-command completed an engine run up prior to take off and did not notice any magneto drop during the check. Approximately 3 to 5 miles northwest of the airport, he experienced a complete loss of power; however, the propeller continued to windmill. Subsequent examination revealed that fuel was present in the fuel pump, fuel lines, and fuel manifold. The right magneto had a cracked case and the left magneto had a piece of the internal coil broken off. The airplane was force landed in a swampy area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5029S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R35775
- Airframe hours
- 1,020
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph R. Albrecht
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1989 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Newport, RI
- Destination
- Providence, RI
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 1,900 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.