Piper PA-22 N1618P

Summary

On 22 June 1986 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N1618P was involved in an accident near Wrightsville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 June 1986 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wrightsville, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N1618P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wrightsville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA132

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PIC OF THE PA22 WAS PRACTICING DEPARTURES FM A CONFINED FIELD. THE PIC STATED THAT THE ACFT ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY, AND THAT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING FM THIS AREA FOR ABOUT THE PREVIOUS 1/2 HR. THE PIC STATED THE ENG QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FM THE PVT STRIP AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD JUST BEYOND A ROW OF TALL TREES. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL DESCREPANCY OR FAILURE OF ANY FLT CONTROL OR ENGINE COMPONENT. THE ACFT WAS STC'D FOR USE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL AND SUFFICIENT UNCOMTAMINATED FUEL WAS ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIC HAD A GENEROUS AREA IN WHICH TO LAND THE ACFT, BUT IMPACTED WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO COLLAPSE THE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING IN A FLAT PITCH ATTITUDE ABOUT 100 FEET BEYOND THE TREE LINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.