What happened
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(-23) Pilot declared emergency at 8000 ft. MSL 46 miles se of kalamazoo, Michigan. When engine started to run rough, kalamazoo ATC radar vectured a/c towards Angola airport. A/c experienced total engine power loss and a/c landed 2 miles NE of airport in field. No injuries to pilot or pax. Total of three (3) people on board. (.19) on may 19, 2002, at 1750 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-236, N8442A, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Angola, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The air medical flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries and his two passengers reported minor injuries. The flight departed the wayne county airport (bjj), wooster, Ohio, at 1702 eastern daylight time. The pilot reported while in cruise flight at 8,000 feet above mean sea level (MSL) the engine began to run rough and there was a loss of engine RPM. The pilot stated that the engine was operating near idle power at approximately 1,500 RPM. The pilot reported he informed kalamazoo air traffic control tower (ATCT) of the loss of engine power and he was given radar vectors to the tri-State stueben county airport (anq). The pilot stated that during the forced landing the engine lost complete power and he was unable to reach anq. The pilot reported that he landed in a soft agricultural field 2 miles northeast of the airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AT 8000 FT. MSL 46 MILES SE OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN. WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, KALAMAZOO ATC RADAR VECTURED A/C TOWARDS ANGOLA AIRPORT. A/C EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS AND A/C LANDED 2 MILES NE OF AIRPORT IN FIELD. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PAX. TOTAL OF THREE (3) PEOPLE ON BOARD. (.19) ON MAY 19, 2002, AT 1750 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-236, N8442A, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ANGOLA, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR MEDICAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (BJJ), WOOSTER, OHIO, AT 1702 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,000 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NEAR IDLE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 RPM. THE PILOT REPORTED HE INFORMED KALAMAZOO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) OF THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND HE WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO THE TRI-STATE STUEBEN COUNTY AIRPORT (ANQ). THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANQ. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED IN A SOFT AGRICULTURAL FIELD 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT.
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