Piper PA-34-200 N287RR
16 September 2005 · Greenville, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 September 2005 at about 20:10 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N287RR was involved in an accident near Greenville, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport (KPRN)
- Coordinates
- 31.8536, -86.6175
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200
- Registration
- N287RR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Huntington Beac
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL05CA162
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of left engine power due to fuel system contamination and the pilot's failure to follow procedures and his improper use of the throttle and flight controls during the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was departing on a cross country flight to California when on the takeoff climb, the left engine lost power 50 feet above the ground. At this point the airplane veered left and the left wing struck the ground 200 feet left of runway centerline and rested 303 feet from the left edge of the runway surface. The engine failure during takeoff emergency procedures state "close both throttles immediately, land if airborne and stop straight ahead." Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed mud, water, and other unknown debris mixed was compacted in the servo of the left engine. Before the accident flight the pilot asked a mechanic to examine the left engine. The mechanic examined the engine and told the pilot that there was a defect with the fuel servo and it needed to be repaired. The pilot acknowledged the mechanics findings but elected to depart without repairing the fuel servo.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-34-220T | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-34-220T | Titusville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Piper PA-34-220T | Tomball, Texas, United States | V & R Enterprises, LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jun 2005 | Piper PA-34-200T | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-34-200T | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gateway Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-34-200 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Falcom Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2005 | Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Shorter, Alabama, United States | James L Reynolds | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2005 | Cessna 172S | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Beechcraft BE-D35 | Decatur, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 2005 | Mooney 20P | Smith, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Piper 28 | Andulusia, Alabama, United States | AMS Aviation | No injuries | - |