Piper PA-28-140 N5530F

Summary

On 21 September 2000 at about 19:48 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5530F was involved in an accident near Deland, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 September 2000 at 19:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Deland, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Deland Municiapal (DED)

Coordinates

29.0605, -81.2294

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5530F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Stuart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00LA096

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power during initial climb following takeoff, due to the restricted movement of the number two cylinder's exhaust valve.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power and developed a rough run condition. The pilot elected to return to the runway and made a 180-degree turn in an attempt to land on runway 5. to since another airplane had landed on runway 23, the pilot landed on the grass adjacent to runway 5. During the emergency landing sequence, the nose and right main landing gear were sheared off, and the right wing and firewall were bent. The post-accident examination of the engine revealed that the exhaust valve for the number two cylinder was stuck in the open position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.