- Date
- January 24, 1988, 11:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kennewick, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3316ZPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880124039079A
- Case key
- 40773
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At about 75 feet AGL a total loss of power occurred. The plt landed on the remaining runway but overran the rwy, coming to rest 200 ft beyond the end. During the overrun, the nose gear struck a rock and the acft nosed over. The aircraft's fuel tanks contained automotive fuel although the aircraft had no STC for the use of automotive fuel. The fuel was examined after the accident and was also contaminated with water and dirt. Samples of fuel were taken from the sump drains and the gascolator. The plt did not file an acc report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3316Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-7250
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas Mccance
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S98 · Kennewick, WA
- Airport
- S98 · Vista Field, runway 2, 3,490 × 150 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 150 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- S98
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.