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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Plattsmouth, NE · June 21, 2001

Date: June 21, 2001 · 18:58 local
Place: Plattsmouth, NE
Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5659V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA184
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries: 0

N5659VRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2005 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780354 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) N5659V, Piper PA32R-300, was on a practice instrument approach to Plattsmouth NE. Municipal airport, when the engine lost power, and the aircraft crashed. The pilot and instructor pilot on board received minor injuries. The pilots stated that they had descended to minniun descent height, and at five DME miles performed the checklist in preparation for the landing. This included switching the fuel tanks from the right tank to the left tank. At one point eight DME miles the aircraft lost power, and crashed six tenths of a mile from the runway in a bean field. The aircraft engine was ran on a test stand due to damage to the aircraft. The engine performed satisfactorily. The aircraft vent system, engine, controls, fuel, fuel system, and the fuel selector valve were examined, with no discrepancies found. The aircraft was maintained in accordance with the federal aviation regulations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N5659V, PIPER PA32R-300, WAS ON A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO PLATTSMOUTH NE. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT ON BOARD RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOTS STATED THAT THEY HAD DESCENDED TO MINNIUN DESCENT HEIGHT, AND AT FIVE DME MILES PERFORMED THE CHECKLIST IN PREPARATION FOR THE LANDING. THIS INCLUDED SWITCHING THE FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LEFT TANK. AT ONE POINT EIGHT DME MILES THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, AND CRASHED SIX TENTHS OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY IN A BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RAN ON A TEST STAND DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. THE AIRCRAFT VENT SYSTEM, ENGINE, CONTROLS, FUEL, FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WERE EXAMINED, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

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 CHI01LA184Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlattsmouth, NEthe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the approach and the inadvertent stall that occurred during the forced landing. Factors relating to this accident were the low airspeed, the uphill terrain, and the fence.Jun 21, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5659V · 1

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

Incident 19901022054219IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Massena, NYPilot landed on a closed runway. Hit barriers with propelller. Skidded off runway.Oct 22, 1990 · Minor damage