ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121203
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| Date: | Saturday 19 March 2011 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | O P Harbour LLC |
| Registration: | N7330J |
| MSN: | 28-24684 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5946 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jackson County -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ocean Springs, MS (5R2) |
| Destin, FL (DTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he departed the airplane's base with full fuel tanks and flew 12 miles to pick up 3 passengers for a flight to a resort destination. The pilot boarded the passengers, loaded an estimated 40 pounds of luggage, and completed the engine start, run-up, magneto check, taxi, and takeoff roll with no anomalies noted. At 80 to 100 feet above the runway, the airplane would not climb. At that time, the pilot perceived a loss of engine power and noted that the engine rpm had decayed. The pilot checked the position of the engine controls, and responded to continuous stall warnings by lowering the nose, which resulted in a steady loss of altitude. He then selected a narrow street in a residential area, 1/2 mile from the airport, for the forced landing. The passengers' accounts of the accident were consistent with the pilot's, with the exception that they each estimated the weight of the baggage to be between 80 and 100 pounds. After the accident, the engine started and ran on the airframe with no anomalies noted. The airplane manufacturer's maximum allowable gross weight was 2,150 pounds. The estimated gross weight at takeoff, using the 40-pound baggage weight was 2,248 pounds.
Probable Cause: The airplane's overweight condition due to the pilot's improper weight and balance calculation that resulted in the airplane's inability to maintain altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2011 07:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 11:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2011 11:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2014 18:32 | BG | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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