Socata TB 9 TAMPI N135ER

Summary

On 8 September 2009 at about 19:37 local time, a Socata TB 9 TAMPI registered N135ER, operated by Warren R W JR DBA, was involved in an accident near Milner, Georgia, United States. 2 people were 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

8 September 2009 at 19:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Milner, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

33.1814, -84.2472

Aircraft

Socata TB 9 TAMPI

Registration

N135ER

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Warren R W JR DBA

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eastman → Griffin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA510

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff the flight proceeded toward the destination airport. While in a descent between 7,000 and 6,500 feet msl, the engine began to vibrate and shake. The pilot continued toward the destination airport and reduced power to 2,000 rpm, but the vibrating/shaking continued. The pilot slowly reduced the power to idle, and after recognizing that he would be unable to land at the airport, he maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing in a field. He realized that the flight was too high to land in the first field, and he maneuvered the airplane toward a second field. He secured the engine about 100 feet above ground level (agl), and lowered full flaps. While descending through 20 feet agl, the airplane collided with the tops of pine trees. The airplane then impacted the ground and came to rest upright. Examination of the engine revealed the exhaust valve of the No. 3 cylinder was missing and not recovered. The top of the No. 3 piston exhibited heavy impact damage associated with the broken exhaust valve. The No. 3 cylinder had accumulated approximately 1,918 hours since overhaul at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.