19940729019869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Marshalltown, IA · July 29, 1994

Date
July 29, 1994 · 14:50 local
Place
Marshalltown, IA
Airport
Marshalltown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8144Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA255
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,095 total116 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Partial power loss on climbout. Struck ditch on precaution landing. No engine anomalies found. Pilot misjudgement.

As the FAA filed it

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK DITCH ON PRECAUTION LANDING. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND. PILOT MISJUDGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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