# Incident 20020108007879I: Piper PA32R301T, Guthriecenter, IA, January 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2002, 11:56 local time
- Place: Guthriecenter, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6779° N, 94.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie Center, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6779&lon=-94.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2163V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108007879I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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