- Date
- October 10, 1991, 10:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Renton, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55841Piper PA28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911010045659A
- Case key
- 41598
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and unsuitable terrain available for a forced landing.
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 and his student were on initial climbout when they experienced a partial power loss. They turned back toward the field in order to execute a precautionary landing, but a subsequent total loss of engine power caused a forced landing in a lake one-half mile short of the runway. The engine, which later operated normally during a test run, displayed no apparent pre-impact defects, abnomalities or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55841
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325501
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas A. Robinette
- Registered owner
- Thomas A. Robinette
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 732 total · 50 in this make and model · 652 as pilot in command · 156 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 48 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.