- Date
- May 25, 1993, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Afton, WY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7569YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930525015179A
- Case key
- 43033
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s).
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 reported that shortly after takeoff the right engine lost power. He identified that the right engine was not producing power, and used left rudder control and a left banking turn to maintain a course away from trees. The airspeed was decreasing, and the airplane was difficult to control. He did not feather the right propeller. With both throttles still full forward, he feathered the left propeller to maintain control. During the landing roll the airplane collided with a small metal shed. Engine teardown inspection did not reveal evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction. Density altitude was aprx 8,500 ft. according to the owner's manual, under the existing conditions the airplane should have been able to maintain an aprx 25 fpm climb with the inoperative engine feathered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7569Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-634
- Airframe hours
- 4,353
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-C1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Reichley, Everett R.
- Registered owner
- Reichley, Everett R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 23, 1993
- Departed
- AFO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AFO · Afton, runway 16, 4,680 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,328 total · 227 in this make and model · 1,139 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots, gusting 11
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7569Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.