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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA36285 · St. Vincent, MN · June 30, 2000

Date: June 30, 2000 · 08:00 local
Place: St. Vincent, MN
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N11A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA211
Reported as: Piper PA36285

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What happened

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

(.23)Mr. Rose had finished spraying and was returning N11A to pembina, ND. Mr. Rose stated he felt a little vibration; he reduced power and tried to gain some altitude. The engine smoothened. He then stated the aircraft started to shake; he reduced power some more, and the engine again smoothened. The airplane started to shake again, and then engine quit. The airplane was landed in a field 4 1/2 miles east of St. Vincent, MN.

As the FAA filed it

(.23)MR. ROSE HAD FINISHED SPRAYING AND WAS RETURNING N11A TO PEMBINA, ND. MR. ROSE STATED HE FELT A LITTLE VIBRATION; HE REDUCED POWER AND TRIED TO GAIN SOME ALTITUDE. THE ENGINE SMOOTHENED. HE THEN STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHAKE; HE REDUCED POWER SOME MORE, AND THE ENGINE AGAIN SMOOTHENED. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SHAKE AGAIN, AND THEN ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN A FIELD 4 1/2 MILES EAST OF ST. VINCENT, MN.

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 CHI00LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaint Vincent, MNthe failure of the engine reduction gear assembly. Factors were the low altitude when the failure occurred and the crops.Jun 30, 2000 · Substantial damage