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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32R301T · Guthriecenter, IA · January 8, 2002

Date: January 8, 2002 · 11:56 local
Place: Guthriecenter, IA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2163V
Reported as: Piper PA32R301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total250 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was enroute from omaha, NE, to madison, WI. The pilot reported a rough running engine and attempted to land at the guthrie center airport, guthrie center, IA. The aircraft landed in a bean field 2.5 nautical miles southwest of the guthrie center airport. The aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. Des moines flying service personnel will initiate and sent an m or d to this office when the engine problem is discovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM OMAHA, NE, TO MADISON, WI. THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE GUTHRIE CENTER AIRPORT, GUTHRIE CENTER, IA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD 2.5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE GUTHRIE CENTER AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DES MOINES FLYING SERVICE PERSONNEL WILL INITIATE AND SENT AN M OR D TO THIS OFFICE WHEN THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS DISCOVERED.