# Incident 19950201005109I: Piper PA28151, Newton, KS, February 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1995, 17:20 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5445F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5445F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950201005109I

## Narrative

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

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 19901112057869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112057869I), Nov 12, 1990: Piper PA28151 (N5445F), Sigourney, IA, Minor damage. Student attempted short field takeoff. Instructor pulled power to abort. Student reapplied power and hit fence.
- [Incident 19850602034289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602034289I), Jun 2, 1985: Piper PA28151 (N5445F), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Veered during taxi and struck taxiway light. Propeller struck ground.
- [Incident 19850317034799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317034799I), Mar 17, 1985: Piper PA28151 (N5445F), Utica, NE, Minor damage. During rollout with a crosswind the aircraft ran off the side of the runway and struck a runway light.

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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