# Incident 19960514018089I: Piper PA23150, Palmyra, WI, May 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1996, 20:15 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Airport: Palmyra Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8835° N, 88.5994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALMYRA MUNI (88C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8835&lon=-88.5994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3023P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023P-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,467 total, 107 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514018089I

## Narrative

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

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 20040301003459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040301003459I), Mar 1, 2004: Piper PA23 (N3023P), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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