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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Alma, MI · February 8, 2000

Date: February 8, 2000 · 07:15 local
Place: Alma, MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4276E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA064
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries: 0

N4276ERegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2001 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0522 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

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(-23) Engine began to run rough enroute. Left fuel tank was selected and carb heat applied. Engine recovered for a short time then lost power. Emergency landing was made in a plowed field. Toughdown was to the west headed for the fence of the adjacent field. The aircraft passed through the fence row and the drifted snow, striking a fence post with the left wing, and then went over on its back in the adjacent field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH ENROUTE. LEFT FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED AND CARB HEAT APPLIED. ENGINE RECOVERED FOR A SHORT TIME THEN LOST POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A PLOWED FIELD. TOUGHDOWN WAS TO THE WEST HEADED FOR THE FENCE OF THE ADJACENT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH THE FENCE ROW AND THE DRIFTED SNOW, STRIKING A FENCE POST WITH THE LEFT WING, AND THEN WENT OVER ON ITS BACK IN THE ADJACENT FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA064Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlma, MIthe pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculation. Factors were the rough terrain, the fence and the exhaustion of the fuel supply.Feb 8, 2000 · Substantial damage