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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Lakeville, MN · October 31, 1997

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Date
October 31, 1997 · 17:15 local
Place
Lakeville, MN
Airport
Airlake Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3359W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA037
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
285 total198 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N3359WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-205 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine 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: N3359W had maintenance performed on the engine therefore two of the nine owners, dan pierson and randy williams were going to conduct a local VFR flight to ensure it was running o.k. after a thorough run-up they were both satisfied the engine was running good. Takeoff was normal and all engine indications were normal. On the up-wind leg at 150' AGL, the engine lost all power. The engine continued to "windmill" and a straight-ahead off airport landing was made. After stopping all fuel and electrical systems switches were secured so as to minimize the possibility of fire. The landing surface was a freshly plowed field which caused the nose landing gear to "dig-in" and collapse. Aircraft removed from the sight 11/13/97. Damage determined to be substantial therefore classified as an accident. NTSB assigned jim silliman to the case and issued number CHI98LA037 on 11/17/97. Engine run performed 12/02/97. Found adel clamp, that holds the mixture control cable housing, to be defective. NTSB notified of this and is working with msp FSDO barry johnson over this adel clamp issue. M&d will be issued.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N3359W HAD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE THEREFORE TWO OF THE NINE OWNERS, DAN PIERSON AND RANDY WILLIAMS WERE GOING TO CONDUCT A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT TO ENSURE IT WAS RUNNING O.K. AFTER A THOROUGH RUN-UP THEY WERE BOTH SATISFIED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING GOOD. TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL AND ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ON THE UP-WIND LEG AT 150' AGL, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO "WINDMILL" AND A STRAIGHT-AHEAD OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER STOPPING ALL FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SWITCHES WERE SECURED SO AS TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. THE LANDING SURFACE WAS A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO "DIG-IN" AND COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM THE SIGHT 11/13/97. DAMAGE DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL THEREFORE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT. NTSB ASSIGNED JIM SILLIMAN TO THE CASE AND ISSUED NUMBER CHI98LA037 ON 11/17/97. ENGINE RUN PERFORMED 12/02/97. FOUND ADEL CLAMP, THAT HOLDS THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HOUSING, TO BE DEFECTIVE. NTSB NOTIFIED OF THIS AND IS WORKING WITH MSP FSDO BARRY JOHNSON OVER THIS ADEL CLAMP ISSUE. M&D WILL BE ISSUED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeville, MNfuel starvation due a deteriorated grommet in an Adel clamp, and a loose mixture control cable.Oct 31, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3359W · 1

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

Incident 20001209030799IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Minneapolis, MN(-23) Windshield iced over, pilot ran off runway and hit the runway light. Counseling conducted by Minneapolis spm.Dec 9, 2000 · Minor damage