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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Ashland, KS · April 4, 1995

Date: April 4, 1995 · 18:43 local
Place: Ashland, KS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: NMPG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4923Y
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total2,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N4923YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-4620 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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: pilot completed spraying a field located four miles south and one mile west of Ashland, KS. Was returning to laverne, ok when engine started running rough and lost power, oil was coming from engine cowling. Pilot made an emergency landing in a pasture. During landing left gear collapsed. Engine was sent to overhauler, preliminary investigation indicates an exhaust valve stuck and a cracked case at lifter body housing.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD LOCATED FOUR MILES SOUTH AND ONE MILE WEST OF ASHLAND, KS. WAS RETURNING TO LAVERNE, OK WHEN ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER, OIL WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COWLING. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. DURING LANDING LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. ENGINE WAS SENT TO OVERHAULER, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES AN EXHAUST VALVE STUCK AND A CRACKED CASE AT LIFTER BODY HOUSING.