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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Catskill, NY · July 29, 1994

Date: July 29, 1994 · 13:15 local
Place: Catskill, NY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2519C
Reported as: Piper PA38112
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 420 total250 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N2519CRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0214 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: pilot departed N63 enroute to Catskill, NY area in level flight with engine RPM set to 2200-2300. Engine began to lose power to 1500 RPM. Pilot tried switching fuel tanks, carb heat, and mags to make a precautionary landing in alfalfa field near Catskill, NY. Aircraft sustained no damage. Maintenance from N63 found that aircraft had one bad mag and found one fouled plug. Above items were replaced, engine ran normally and aircraft was returned to service. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED N63 ENROUTE TO CATSKILL, NY AREA IN LEVEL FLIGHT WITH ENGINE RPM SET TO 2200-2300. ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER TO 1500 RPM. PILOT TRIED SWITCHING FUEL TANKS, CARB HEAT, AND MAGS TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN ALFALFA FIELD NEAR CATSKILL, NY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE FROM N63 FOUND THAT AIRCRAFT HAD ONE BAD MAG AND FOUND ONE FOULED PLUG. ABOVE ITEMS WERE REPLACED, ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.