19990901028769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Marquette, NE · September 1, 1999

Date: September 1, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place: Marquette, NE
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5155L
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total300 in this make and model

N5155LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4440 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed grand island, NE, for davenport, IA, on a VFR flight at 1845Z on 09/01/1999. 14 miles east of grand island, the aircraft lost vacuum instruments. Pilot reported power loss and elected to land in a milo field resulting in minor damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger. The investigation by maintenance found the vacuum pump shaft sheared but could find no cause for loss of power as reported by the pilot. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED GRAND ISLAND, NE, FOR DAVENPORT, IA, ON A VFR FLIGHT AT 1845Z ON 09/01/1999. 14 MILES EAST OF GRAND ISLAND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST VACUUM INSTRUMENTS. PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A MILO FIELD RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. THE INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THE VACUUM PUMP SHAFT SHEARED BUT COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR LOSS OF POWER AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.