# Incident 20020908026159I: Piper PA32260, Nashville, TN, September 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2002, 11:20 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3876W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3876W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908026159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILURE AT CRUISE, EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. NO DAMAGE. EXAMINED AIRCRAFT WITH AN A&P/IA, ENGINE RAN NORMAL COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FURTHER CHECKS FOR POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OR ICING.

## Other reports on N3876W (1)

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

- [Incident 19850627035889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627035889I), Jun 27, 1985: Piper PA32260 (N3876W), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift during landing in crosswind. Struck taxiway sign.

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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