# Accident 19980606019869A: Piper PA28140, Harrison, NE, June 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1998, 16:35 local time
- Place: Harrison, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6797° N, 103.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6797&lon=-103.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4541R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4541R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 5 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606019869A

## Narrative

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

DURING RUNUP FAILED TO ASCERTAIN MAGS ON BOTH. STALL HORN ON TAKEOFF. ELECTED LAND IN FIELD STRIKING A FENCE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING ABOUT ONE MILE AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE DISCOVERED THE MAGNETO SWITCH TO BE SELECTED TO ONLY MAGNETO AND THAT HE DID NOT USE THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO REDUCE THE RICH MIXTURE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.   (-23)TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 30 AT HARRISON, NE (9V3), WAS ATTEMPTED DURING RUN UP, THE PIC FAILED TO TURN THE MAGNETO SELECTOR TO BOTH FOR TAKEOFF.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE STALL WARNING FLIGHT ILLUMINATED ADN THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD THUS STRIKING A FENCE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA205), Jun 6, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N4541R), Harrison, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper positioning of the magneto switch and his improper use of the mixture control.

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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