# Accident 19990605006399A: Piper PA38112, Jackson, MS, June 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1999, 11:50 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Jackson International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2606° N, 90.0907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2606&lon=-90.0907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78HR-1999-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,998 total, 179 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605006399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON FINAL TO RWY 16L, WHEN IT MADE A FORCED LANDING 2 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JUNE 5, 1999, ABOUT 1150 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112, N78HR, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AMORY, MISSISSIPPI, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1100. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT WHILE AT ABOUT 500 FEET ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND AT JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO 16L AT JAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AGL WITH ENGINE POWER AT 1700 RPM, CARB HEAD ON, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A GUY WIRE WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSO N ON BOARD AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. ATC REPORTED BLACK SMOKE FROM AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO CRASH.  (.4) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT 500 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER.  ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A GUY WIRE. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR SHOWED THE CARBURETOR WAS CONTAMINATED WITH RUST, A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER, AND DIRT. THE CARBURETOR FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE SEAT WAS CORRODED, AND THE SHUTOFF VALVE SEAT WAS NOT SEATING, ALLOWING THE CARBURETOR BOWL TO OVERFILL AND FLOOD THE ENGINE.

## 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 MIA99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA162), Jun 5, 1999: Piper PA-38-112 (N78HR), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to contamination and corrosion of the carburetor, and inadequate inspection of the carburetor by maintenance personnel.

## Other reports on N78HR (1)

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

- [Incident 19981129044819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981129044819I), Nov 29, 1998: Piper PA38112 (N78HR), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Approximately 30 to 40 minutes into the flight,the pilot switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank. The engine sputtered and quit.…

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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