# Incident 19990912028679I: Piper PA20135, Monticelio, IA, September 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Monticelio, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2432A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2432A-2001-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 62 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912028679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM BRODHEAD, WISCONSIN, TO MONTICELLO, IOWA, THE CLOUD COVER WAS DESCENDING AND THE PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD. THE PILOT HAD OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO AN AIRPORT BEFORE GETTING INTO A SITUATION IN WHICH HE HAD TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE OF DIMINISHING WEATHER CONDITIONS.  AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD THE PILOT HIT A FENCE POST AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N2432A (1)

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

- [Accident 19950621048499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950621048499A), Jun 21, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N2432A), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot stated that during a go around, runway 32 at riverside airport, the aircraft would not climb very well with full power and flaps. After retracting…

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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