# Accident 20001001039009A: Piper PA22160, Lewisburg, PA, October 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2000, 15:11 local time
- Place: Lewisburg, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9600° N, 76.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9600&lon=-76.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9697D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9697D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001001039009A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD01LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA001), Oct 1, 2000: Piper PA-22-160 (N9697D), Lewisberg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.