# Incident 19990619023099I: Piper PA28140, Perrysburg, NY, June 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1999, 09:15 local time
- Place: Perrysburg, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4585° N, 79.0011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perrysburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4585&lon=-79.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3980K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3980K) (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 O320E2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619023099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1999 AT APPROX. 0900 LOCAL, A PA-28-140, N3980K, OPERATED BY LAWRENCE R. STUBBS, DEPARTED BUFFALO AIRFIELD (9G0) ON A PART 91 VFR FLIGHT TO JAMESTOWN, NY (JHW) UNDER VMC CONDITIONS WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. APPROX. 15 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT, WHILE IN CRUISE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SPEED REDUCED TO 1700 RPM.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, FULL RICH MIXTURE, FULL CARBURETOR HEAT, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO THE OPPOSITE TANK AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP.  POWER CONTINUED AT 1700 RPM AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND.  AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWL, RIGHT WINDSHIELD, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER TIP DUE TO STRIKING A SINGLE STRAND OF ELECTRIC FENCE.  NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE REPORTED.  A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS NOT OBTAINED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DISASSEMBLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED TO BARKER, NY FOR REPAIRS.  DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE FOUND THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST CLEAR, THE MAGNETOS SPARKING ALL PLUGS, AND FUEL AT THE CARBURETOR BOWL, FUEL SUMP, AND ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP.  THE VALVE ACTION WAS CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL. A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER.  THE OIL PUMP WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.  THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED FOR OVERHAUL.  THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER INTAKE TAPPET WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE CAM LOBE IN 3 PIECES.  THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON SKIRT HAD A LARGE PIECE BROKEN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SKIRT.  ALL PIECES WERE FOUND IN THE SUMP.  ALL OTHER INTERNAL CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL.  TOTAL ENGINE TIME SINCE REMANUFACTURE IS 2135 HOURS. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^          THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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