# Incident 19850430042569I: Piper PA22108, Mebane, NC, April 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1985, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mebane, NC
- Airport: Hurdle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0723° N, 79.2806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hurdle Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0723&lon=-79.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5057Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5057Z-1997-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 650 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850430042569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN PASTURE. VARNISH BROKE LOOSE FROM TANK SELECTOR VALVE BLOCKING FUEL FLOW

## Other reports on N5057Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951120037829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951120037829A), Nov 20, 1995: Piper PA22108 (N5057Z), Durham, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Struck trees. Recent overhaul. Lockplate lock tabs on camshaft gear not bent. Bolts came off

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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