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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Lewisburg, PA · October 1, 2000

Date: October 1, 2000 · 15:11 local
Place: Lewisburg, PA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9697D
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD01LA001
Reported as: Piper PA22160

N9697DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-6607 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Enroute from grimes field, 8N1, fly-in. Descended from 3500' and the enigne began to run rough. Pulled on carb. Heat but did not help so turned off. Engine RPM brought to idle and the engine quit. Landed in a farm field and the right landing gear struck a heavy shrub and the gear was torn loose. A/c skidded to a stop with damage to the propeller, the right gear and the rear fuselage just forward of the tail wheel is twisted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENROUTE FROM GRIMES FIELD, 8N1, FLY-IN. DESCENDED FROM 3500' AND THE ENIGNE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PULLED ON CARB. HEAT BUT DID NOT HELP SO TURNED OFF. ENGINE RPM BROUGHT TO IDLE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN A FARM FIELD AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A HEAVY SHRUB AND THE GEAR WAS TORN LOOSE. A/C SKIDDED TO A STOP WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE RIGHT GEAR AND THE REAR FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL WHEEL IS TWISTED.

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 IAD01LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLewisberg, PAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 1, 2000 · Substantial damage