19850918049769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Mount Pleasant, TX · September 18, 1985

Date
September 18, 1985 · 19:00 local
Place
Mount Pleasant, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA351
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total53 in this make and model21 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.

Hard forced landing in field caused damage. Flex air duct collapsed, metal elbow on fuel end missing.

As the FAA filed it

HARD FORCED LANDING IN FIELD CAUSED DAMAGE. FLEX AIR DUCT COLLAPSED, METAL ELBOW ON FUEL END MISSING.

NTSB investigation

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