19880228015639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Edgington, IL · February 28, 1988

Date: February 28, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place: Edgington, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3020S
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 95 total95 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N3020SRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916295 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming O-320-D3GReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine power lost. Forced landing in a field. Caused by a failure of the magneto distributor gear finger pin.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER LOST. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR GEAR FINGER PIN.

Other reports on N3020S · 1

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

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