# Accident 20000901009569A: Piper PA32R300, Garner, IA, September 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2000, 10:57 local time
- Place: Garner, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DD5A
- Location: 43.1502° N, 93.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1502&lon=-93.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8304C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304C-2010-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901009569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIOLOT WAS ENROUTE TO MASON CITY, IOWA AIRPORT ABOUT 14 MILES WEST AND AT 4,000 FEET, THE A/C BEGAN TO VIBRATE, LOW OIL PRESSURE WAS EXPERIENCED AND ENGINE WAS SHUT-OFF. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A BEAN FIELD 4 MILES WEST AND 1 MILE SOUTH OF GRANER, IA. THE A/C SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AFTER LANDING. LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA286), Sep 1, 2000: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8304C), Mason City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot and the failure of the oil filter converter plate gasket. Factors to the accident were the total loss of oil and the soft terrain condition.

## Other reports on N8304C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860608032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608032189I), Jun 8, 1986: Piper PA32R300 (N8304C), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Added power after flare when 2 deer appeared on the runway. Cleared for go around. Left flap actuating rod broken.
- [Incident 19791019053409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019053409I), Oct 19, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N8304C), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Electrical failure due to failed alternator belt. Pilot unable to extend gear manually, no defects found in gear.

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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