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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Dunlap, IA · April 2, 1995

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Date
April 2, 1995 · 11:35 local
Place
Dunlap, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7417R
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total250 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N7417RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21941 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine 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: in cruise at 4500 feet, engine made a snapping noise, then strong vibrations along with a grinding noise. Engine stoppage then occurred. Pilot circled into the wind and made an emergency landing in a pasture. The aircraft rolled into a fence after landing and collapsed nose gear damaging the prop. ELT: triggered pilot shut off at about (1215). Number 3 cylinder exhaust valve broke. This investigation is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: IN CRUISE AT 4500 FEET, ENGINE MADE A SNAPPING NOISE, THEN STRONG VIBRATIONS ALONG WITH A GRINDING NOISE. ENGINE STOPPAGE THEN OCCURRED. PILOT CIRCLED INTO THE WIND AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A FENCE AFTER LANDING AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR DAMAGING THE PROP. ELT: TRIGGERED PILOT SHUT OFF AT ABOUT (1215). NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.