19991231036119I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Frankfort, KY · December 31, 1999

Date: December 31, 1999 · 20:15 local
Place: Frankfort, KY
Airport: Capital City Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7933N
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*

N7933NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-5344 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) PA-28 N7933N on approach to capitol city airport in Frankfort, KY. Aircraft engine experienced a severe vibration and loss of power. Pilot opted to land short of the airport on KY127, approximately two miles southeast of the airport. Pilot was aligned with the road way when he noticed electrical power lines. He manuvered to get up over the power lines and was unable to aline back with the roadway. He landed the aircraft in the medium, between the north and south lanes, in a grassy area. The aircraft sustained a scraped left wing tip on landing, and a scraped right wing tip caused by a passing automobile. No resulting injuries to either the pilot or ground motorist. Inspection of the aircraft revealed a ole in the engine crankcase caused by internal failure of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PA-28 N7933N ON APPROACH TO CAPITOL CITY AIRPORT IN FRANKFORT, KY. AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER. PILOT OPTED TO LAND SHORT OF THE AIRPORT ON KY127, APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. PILOT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE ROAD WAY WHEN HE NOTICED ELECTRICAL POWER LINES. HE MANUVERED TO GET UP OVER THE POWER LINES AND WAS UNABLE TO ALINE BACK WITH THE ROADWAY. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MEDIUM, BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH LANES, IN A GRASSY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A SCRAPED LEFT WING TIP ON LANDING, AND A SCRAPED RIGHT WING TIP CAUSED BY A PASSING AUTOMOBILE. NO RESULTING INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR GROUND MOTORIST. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A OLE IN THE ENGINE CRANKCASE CAUSED BY INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.