INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. FACTORS WERE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION AND AN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DURING A FORCED LANDING.
— NTSB Determination
DURING A DEPARTURE CLIMB OUT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING WHILE TRYING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ON SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION THE CARBURETOR AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED AND REPLACEMENTS WERE LOCATED AND INSTALLED. THE ENGINE RAN PROPERLY ON THE RIGHT, LEFT, AND BOTH MAGNETOS. TRACES OF WATER WERE FOUND WHILE DRAINING THE FUEL TANKS.
DURING A DEPARTURE CLIMB OUT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING WHILE TRYING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ON SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION THE CARBURETOR AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED AND REPLACEMENTS WERE LOCATED AND INSTALLED. THE ENGINE RAN PROPERLY ON THE RIGHT, LEFT, AND BOTH…
The accident on 1994-03-12 involved a Piper PA-22-108, registration N5135Z, at Lebanon, IN.
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. FACTORS WERE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION AND AN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DURING A FORCED LANDING.
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