19820317004299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Farmington, NM · March 17, 1982

Date
March 17, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91317
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA096
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,641 total124 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power due to sticking mixture control. Force landed on rutted dirt road and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER DUE TO STICKING MIXTURE CONTROL. FORCE LANDED ON RUTTED DIRT ROAD AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.