# Incident 20000206002489I: Piper PA22, Mayville, NY, February 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Airport: Dart Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2681° N, 79.4817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DART (D79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2681&lon=-79.4817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3774A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3774A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206002489I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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