# Accident 20020810017539A: Piper PA28140, Roodhouse, IL, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 20:30 local time
- Place: Roodhouse, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4793° N, 90.3692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4793&lon=-90.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6345W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345W-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 128 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810017539A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 10, 2002, AT 2030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD LOCATED THREE MILES NORTHEAST OF ROODHOUSE, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, AT 2015, EN ROUTE TO THE CREVE COEUR AIRPORT, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE. (-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2002 AT APPROX. 2015 HRS LOCAL, PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED JACKSONVILLE, IL (IJX) ENROUTE TO CREVE COEUR, MO (1H0). CRUISING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3000 FEET ON THE IJX VOR 190 RADIAL THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 2000 RPM AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. PILOT CHECKED FUEL SELECTOR, CARB HEAT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTS, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND SMOKE AND BLUE FLASHES CAME FROM AROUND ENGINE COWLING. PILOT SECURED ENGINE FOR EMER                                 GENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CORN FIELD APPROX. 3.3 MILES NE OF ROODHOUSE, IL AT APPROX. 2030 LOCAL. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO SUSTAINED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WING LEADING EDGES, NOSE COWL AND PROP SPINNER. EXAMINATION OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED ENGINE OIL COVERING BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE ON LOWER PORTION.

## 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 CHI02LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA246), Aug 11, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N6345W), Roodhouse, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the separation of a valve lifter.

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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