Piper PA-22 N6841B

Summary

On 13 May 2000 at about 14:13 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N6841B was involved in an accident near Moneta, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 May 2000 at 14:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Moneta, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Mountain Lake (W91)

Coordinates

37.1609, -79.4801

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N6841B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA132

2 people 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 pilot entered the downwind, selected carburetor heat on, reduced engine rpm to 1,300, and left the flaps up. After completing the base and final portions of the traffic pattern, the pilot was unable to get the airplane on the ground, so he initiated a go-around. He advanced the throttle, but the engine did not respond. He retarded the throttle, and advanced it a second time; still there was no response. The airplane impacted trees at the far end of the runway. With the engine still attached to the airplane, an engine run was performed, and no anomalies were observed. The airplane did not have a required placard that should have read 'DO NOT OPEN THROTTLE RAPIDLY (IDLE TO FULL THROTTLE, 2 SECONDS MINIMUM)' to alert pilots to power interruptions and acceleration hang-ups do to abrupt throttle movements.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.