20020724023929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-260 · Anahuac, TX · July 24, 2002

Date: July 24, 2002 · 20:45 local
Place: Anahuac, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: QGCG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9766P
Reported as: Piper PA25260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total600 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N9766PRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2003 · Piper PA-25-260S/N 25-7556031 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft departed chambers county (T00) to conduct aerial application around the fields at smith point (approximately 14 miles south of Anahuac). The pilot reports that approximately 15 minutes after departure the engine suddenly quit. The airplane was at 200' AGL and the pilot made an emergency landing in an open field. The pilot reports that the engine had been running rough the day before. The spark plugs were replaced and the aircraft magneto checks tested ok. The onscene investigation revealed ample fuel, and no visual cause for the engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHAMBERS COUNTY (T00) TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICATION AROUND THE FIELDS AT SMITH POINT (APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES SOUTH OF ANAHUAC). THE PILOT REPORTS THAT APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. THE AIRPLANE WAS AT 200' AGL AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGH THE DAY BEFORE. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT MAGNETO CHECKS TESTED OK. THE ONSCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AMPLE FUEL, AND NO VISUAL CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.