# Accident 20020802016609A: Piper PA36285, Altus, OK, August 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2002, 12:20 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALFG
- Location: 34.6500° N, 99.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6500&lon=-99.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57597, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57597-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020802016609A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 2, 2002, AT 1220 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-36-285 SINGLE-ENGINE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N57597, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR ALTUS, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY ALTUS AG AIR, OF ALTUS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM STEWART AIRPORT, ALTUS, OKLAHOMA. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT REPORTED IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A SPRAY RUN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS INITIATED, AND DURING THE FORCED LANDING ONE WING PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN HE HEARD A BANG SOUND AND LOST ALL POWER. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT SIDE UP. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE INDICATES SEPARATION AT THE EXHAUST DUCT, DAMAGED POWER TURBINE VANES, AND POWER TURBINE STATOR VANES. TH                                                    E RGB WAS ALSO SEPARTED EXPOSING THE SUN AND PLANETARY GEARS. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL WERE DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WERE ALSO DETACHED FROM THE LEFT STRUT. THE SPRAY PUMP, FUSELAGE AND WING SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW02LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA223), Aug 2, 2002: Piper PA-36-285 (N57597), Altus, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of the fracture of a compressor turbine blade due to fatigue. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N57597 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760619021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760619021559A), Jun 19, 1976: Piper PA36285 (N57597), Earth, TX, Substantial damage

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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