What happened
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Acft was en route when it lost engine power and was unable to maintain altitude, the pilot made an emergency landing in a field 1 1/2 miles south of the arpt, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on may 16, 1999, at 1838, eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N414AA, collided with the ground during an emergency landing about 1.5 miles south of the Dickson airport, in Dickson, TN. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and three passengers were not injured, one passenger received minor injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed savannah, TN exact time unknown. According to the pilot, the engine failed and he WA forced to land in a field about 1.5 miles south of the airport. During the landing the airplane encountered rough terrain collapsing the landing gear and damaging the wings. (-23) the Piper PA-32-300, N414AA was substantially damaged after landing in an unprepared field about 1.5 miles south of the Dickson airport in Dickson, Tennessee. The airplane was being o perated under part 91 in visual meteorological conditions. The flight had departed savannah, Tennessee enroute to Dickson. No flight plan was filed. The pilot and three of the four passengers were not injured. One passenger received a minor injury. The pilot stated that the engine lost power while approaching the Dickson airport. He was unble to maintain altitude and was forced to land in a field. Upon landing, the rough terrain collapsed the landing gear and caused damage to the wings and fuselage. (.4) the airplane lost partial power following a slow descent from 5,500 feet to 2,500 feet and did not respond to an increase in throttle position. The airplane gauges did not indicate any apparent problems and the pilot performed emergency procedures which included checks of the fuel selector valve lever, electric fuel pump switch, and fuel mixture control lever. The engine performance did not improve and the airplane had insufficient altitude to make the nearest airport. The pilot made a forced landing in a field. The airplane landed hard, separating the right main gear from the airplane and collapsing the nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS EN ROUTE WHEN IT LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF THE ARPT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON MAY 16, 1999, AT 1838, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N414AA, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DICKSON AIRPORT, IN DICKSON, TN. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SAVANNAH, TN EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE FAILED AND HE WA FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE WINGS. (-23) THE PIPER PA-32-300, N414AA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER LANDING IN AN UNPREPARED FIELD ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DICKSON AIRPORT IN DICKSON, TENNESSEE. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING O PERATED UNDER PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE ENROUTE TO DICKSON. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND THREE OF THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE APPROACHING THE DICKSON AIRPORT. HE WAS UNBLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE ROUGH TERRAIN COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (.4) THE AIRPLANE LOST PARTIAL POWER FOLLOWING A SLOW DESCENT FROM 5,500 FEET TO 2,500 FEET AND DID NOT RESPOND TO AN INCREASE IN THROTTLE POSITION. THE AIRPLANE GAUGES DID NOT INDICATE ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS AND THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED CHECKS OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE LEVER, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP SWITCH, AND FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL LEVER. THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE DID NOT IMPROVE AND THE AIRPLANE HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, SEPARATING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FROM THE AIRPLANE AND COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.
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