- Date
- June 20, 1993, 10:43 local (14:43 UTC)
- Place
- Louisville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1698JPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930620019599A
- Case key
- 37334
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Probable cause
A partial power loss of undetermined origin while operating over unsuitable terrain.
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 had conducted 4 touch and go's successfully. On the 5th takeoff, after the airplane was airborne, the engine started to run rough. The pilot switched tanks and pumped the throttle; however, he was unable to correct the situation and made a forced landing in a wooded area. Post accident examination found no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction with the engine which had been operating on auto gas for the previous 200 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1698J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-24104
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Gustav K. Meckle
- Registered owner
- Nicholas K. Houser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1993
- Departed
- LOU
- Destination
- LOU
- Airport
- LOU · Bowman Field, runway 24, 4,312 × 80 ft, asphalt
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU, 1 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.