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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22 · Mayville, NY · February 6, 2000

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Date
February 6, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place
Mayville, NY
Airport
Dart Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3774A
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
80 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N3774ARegistered now · Piper PA-22S/N 22-2016 · Built 1954Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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On Sunday, February 6, 2000, at 1430 EST, a Piper pa 22, N3774A, operated by Mr. Brain smith, a commercial pilot on a personal local sight seeing filght experienced engine problems. After departing jamestown airport, Mr. Smith and his friend were into the fligth for about ten mintues when he decided to fly by Dart field airprot. Mr. Smith descended to the airport and was making a low pass over runway 31. When he added power for the climb out the engine quit running. There are power lines and houses at the end of the runway. Mr. Smith elected to land on an open, snow-covered field. He made a normal landing on the main wheels. When he lower the nose wheel, it dug into the snow and the airplane flipped over. There were no injuries. The nose gear collapsed, the left wing tip was dented and the propeller blades were bnet. The aircraft was removed from the field before the investigator was notified od the incident. The aircraft was towed from the field to a place outside the aircraft hanger at Dart field airport for future repairs. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2000, AT 1430 EST, A PIPER PA 22, N3774A, OPERATED BY MR. BRAIN SMITH, A COMMERCIAL PILOT ON A PERSONAL LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FILGHT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS. AFTER DEPARTING JAMESTOWN AIRPORT, MR. SMITH AND HIS FRIEND WERE INTO THE FLIGTH FOR ABOUT TEN MINTUES WHEN HE DECIDED TO FLY BY DART FIELD AIRPROT. MR. SMITH DESCENDED TO THE AIRPORT AND WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 31. WHEN HE ADDED POWER FOR THE CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THERE ARE POWER LINES AND HOUSES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MR. SMITH ELECTED TO LAND ON AN OPEN, SNOW-COVERED FIELD. HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON THE MAIN WHEELS. WHEN HE LOWER THE NOSE WHEEL, IT DUG INTO THE SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DENTED AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BNET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD BEFORE THE INVESTIGATOR WAS NOTIFIED OD THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE FIELD TO A PLACE OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT HANGER AT DART FIELD AIRPORT FOR FUTURE REPAIRS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.