- Date
- February 4, 1991, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6337HPiper J-3-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910204001629A
- Case key
- 36876
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot-in-command to touchdown in a suitable area after he experienced a power loss. A factor related to the accident was the improperly maintained carburetor.
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 CFI was checking out a private pilot. They were doing stalls when the propeller stopped. The airplane did not have a starter and they tried to get the propeller windmilling but were unsuccessful. The FAA reported the pilot landed 30 ft. short of a 4000 ft field which collapsed the landing gear. Additionally, the FAA reported the carburetor float was improperly set which caused an overly rich mixture at various power setting. They observed black smoke coming out of the exhausts between idle and 1400 rpm/
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6337H
- Reported as
- Piper J-3-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19517
- Engine
- Continental A65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pro Aero
- Registered owner
- Thomas A. Hogan
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- HAO · Hamilton, OH
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Flight engineer, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 394 total · 8 in this make and model · 288 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 48 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.