- Date
- December 22, 2006, 14:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Blaine, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7124DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20061222029089A
- Case key
- 65206
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the unsuitable rough/uneven 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 said that he was doing touch-and-go landings, and on his third takeoff, the airplane's engine lost power. He performed a forced landing to rough and soft ground. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. The airplane's left wing strut, left wing spar, and rudder were bent. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.
Factual narrative
On December 22, 2006, at approximately 1425 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22-150, N7124D, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing attempt near Blaine, Washington. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, which was originating at the time of the accident. A flight plan had not been filed.
The pilot said that he was doing touch-and-go landings, and on his third takeoff, the airplane's engine lost power. He performed a forced landing to rough and soft ground, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll. The airplane's left wing strut, left wing spar, and rudder were bent.
The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7124D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4984
- Airframe hours
- 2,127
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth P. Littlejohn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2006 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- 4W6 · Blaine, WA
- Destination
- 4W6
- Airport
- 4W6 · Blaine Municipal Airport, runway 14, 2,539 × 40 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
- 59
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- February 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 340 total · 36 in this make and model · 258 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.29 inHg
- Observed at
- BLI, 15 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.