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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Sellers, SC · March 11, 1989

Date: March 11, 1989 · 18:03 local
Place: Sellers, SC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7243P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,800 total30 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N7243PRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2417 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine quit inbound for landing. Landed in a field. Large crack in muffler. Hot exhaust caused fuel line vapor lock

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT INBOUND FOR LANDING. LANDED IN A FIELD. LARGE CRACK IN MUFFLER. HOT EXHAUST CAUSED FUEL LINE VAPOR LOCK

Other reports on N7243P · 3

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

Incident 20160217001579ILanding: Rollout · Brooksville, FLOn FEBRUARY17, 2016, at 16:15 EDT, a Piper PA-24-250, N7243P experience a collapse gear after landing . Cleared for landing the pilot informed the tower there was electrical issues and he was unable to determine if the gear was down without the gear indicator…Feb 17, 2016 · Minor damage Incident 19931111048389ILevel Off Touchdown · Charleston, SCAircraft landed with all three landing gears retracted. Appears landing gear horn was faulty.Nov 11, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19901018054959ILevel Off Touchdown · Winnsboro, SCPilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.Oct 18, 1990 · Minor damage