# Accident 19920915036699A: Piper PA22135, Jasper, TN, September 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Jasper, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0495° N, 85.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0495&lon=-85.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8005C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8005C-1993-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915036699A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER OVER WOODED AREA. STRUCK A LOG ON FORCED LANDING. NR2 CYLILNDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN AND BROKE OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA182), Sep 15, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N8005C), Jasper, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FRACTURED VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHILE FLYING OVER TERRAIN THAT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE DENSELY WOODED, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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