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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Newton, KS · February 1, 1995

Date: February 1, 1995 · 17:20 local
Place: Newton, KS
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5445F
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N5445FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7715138 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the instructor was demonstrating a simulated forced landing to a student when the aircraft struck the top of a utility pole. The aircraft severed the single powerline supported by the pole. The pilot executed a precautionary landing in the field after it was evident there was damage to the aircraft. The aircraft suffered minor damage, but the instructor and student was uninjured. Contributing to the incident was the approach to the field placed the sun in the pilot's eyes, and the color of the pole nearly matched the color of the ground.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING TO A STUDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A UTILITY POLE. THE AIRCRAFT SEVERED THE SINGLE POWERLINE SUPPORTED BY THE POLE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE FIELD AFTER IT WAS EVIDENT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, BUT THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WAS UNINJURED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE APPROACH TO THE FIELD PLACED THE SUN IN THE PILOT'S EYES, AND THE COLOR OF THE POLE NEARLY MATCHED THE COLOR OF THE GROUND.

Other reports on N5445F · 3

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

Incident 19901112057869ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Sigourney, IAStudent attempted short field takeoff. Instructor pulled power to abort. Student reapplied power and hit fence.Nov 12, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19850602034289IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Lincoln, NEVeered during taxi and struck taxiway light. Propeller struck ground.Jun 2, 1985 · Minor damage Incident 19850317034799IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Utica, NEDuring rollout with a crosswind the aircraft ran off the side of the runway and struck a runway light.Mar 17, 1985 · Minor damage