# Accident 20020531017529A: Piper PA24250, Baldwin, IL, May 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Baldwin, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1490° N, 89.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1490&lon=-89.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5360P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5360P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 122 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020531017529A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 31, 2002, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N5360P, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD FOLLOWING A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A TIME UNKNOWN FROM THE SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD AIRPORT (SAR), SPARTA, ILLINOIS AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE ELDON MODEL AIRPARK AIRPORT, ELDON, MISSOURI. (-23) ON MAY 31, 2002, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N5360P, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD FOLLOWING A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A TIME UNKNOWN FROM THE SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD AIRPORT (SAR), SPARTA, ILLINOIS AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE ELDON MODEL AIRPARK AIRPORT, ELDON, MISSOURI. EXAM    INATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THA THE #5 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE AT THE FLANGE.

## 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 CHI02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA150), May 31, 2002: Piper PA-24-250 (N5360P), Sparta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a separated cylinder and the failure of the pilot to perform a precautionary landing at the nearest suitable airport when the engine had a partial loss of engine…

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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