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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Ashland, WI · July 16, 2000

Date: July 16, 2000 · 14:15 local
Place: Ashland, WI
Airport: John F Kennedy Memorial Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N24GK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA209
Reported as: Piper PA28181

N24GKRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2010 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843389 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft developed engine trouble after departing madeline island. Switched fuel tanks and the problem seemed to get better. Engine started again running rough, proceeded to Ashland, WI. Pilot stated she then observed what she thought was smoke coming out of the engine cowling and teh engine was running extremely rough and she elected to shut it down. She landed in a field approx. 1000 feet short of runway 20 at John f. Kennedy memorial airport in Ashland, WI. (Asx). A preliminary examination of the engine at the scene revealed an approximate 6 inch diameter hole in the lower engine cases at the centerline and below number 1 cylinder. The crankshaft rotated by hand and all pistons moved with the crank except number 1. The piston rod for number 1 cylinder was broken and the rod cap was missing. The starter was broken away from the engine but all other accessories were intact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE AFTER DEPARTING MADELINE ISLAND. SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GET BETTER. ENGINE STARTED AGAIN RUNNING ROUGH, PROCEEDED TO ASHLAND, WI. PILOT STATED SHE THEN OBSERVED WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND TEH ENGINE WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND SHE ELECTED TO SHUT IT DOWN. SHE LANDED IN A FIELD APPROX. 1000 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 20 AT JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL AIRPORT IN ASHLAND, WI. (ASX). A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AT THE SCENE REVEALED AN APPROXIMATE 6 INCH DIAMETER HOLE IN THE LOWER ENGINE CASES AT THE CENTERLINE AND BELOW NUMBER 1 CYLINDER. THE CRANKSHAFT ROTATED BY HAND AND ALL PISTONS MOVED WITH THE CRANK EXCEPT NUMBER 1. THE PISTON ROD FOR NUMBER 1 CYLINDER WAS BROKEN AND THE ROD CAP WAS MISSING. THE STARTER WAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE ENGINE BUT ALL OTHER ACCESSORIES WERE INTACT.

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 CHI00LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAshland, WIthe blocked lubricating system and unsuitable terrain.Jul 16, 2000 · Substantial damage