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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA23150 · Palmyra, WI · May 14, 1996

Date: May 14, 1996 · 20:15 local
Place: Palmyra, WI
Airport: Palmyra Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3023P
Reported as: Piper PA23150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A3A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,467 total107 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N3023PRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Piper PA-23S/N 23-934 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-23 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: during approach to landing at Palmyra airport Wisconsin at approximately 8:15 p.m. may 13, 1996, a AP-23-150, N3023P piloted by michael j lawrence owned by base aviation made an emergency landing to an adjoining field. While turning final #2 engine on 3023P vibrated and lost power, was unable to maintain VMC. Minor damage to a/c. no injuries. Investigation revealed that the spark plug lead on th. Rt. Mag rt. Engine was pulled out of the back of the mag. Which resulted in the engine running rough. And the loss of power.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AT PALMYRA AIRPORT WISCONSIN AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 P.M. MAY 13, 1996, A AP-23-150, N3023P PILOTED BY MICHAEL J LAWRENCE OWNED BY BASE AVIATION MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN ADJOINING FIELD. WHILE TURNING FINAL #2 ENGINE ON 3023P VIBRATED AND LOST POWER, WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VMC. MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C. NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SPARK PLUG LEAD ON TH. RT. MAG RT. ENGINE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE MAG. WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. AND THE LOSS OF POWER.

Other reports on N3023P · 1

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

Incident 20040301003459IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Yakima, WA(-23) Enroute bfi to rld, engine(s) ran rough, changed fuel tanks, began precautionary landing approach to ykm, both engines quit on short final. A/c came to rest approx 900 feet from approach end of runway 27. No apparent fuel in any of four tanks.Mar 1, 2004 · Minor damage