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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Rose Hill, KS · April 9, 2003

Date: April 9, 2003 · 15:50 local
Place: Rose Hill, KS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4860Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA100
Reported as: Piper PA22108
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,565 total200 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N4860ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-8436 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On a pleasure flight from eureka, Kansas to derby, Kansas, while approaching cook field the engine began to lose power. An emergency landing was performed in a pasture one and half mile south of Rose Hill, Kansas. During the landing roll the aircraft encountered a soft spot in the field and the aircraft flipped over on its back. The pilot was uninjured and the one passenger suffered a small cut to the right hand. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose gear support, both wings, right wing lift struts and rudder. The aircraft was recovered from the field and transported to eureka, Kansas. An engine run was performed and it was discovered that the keeper for the timing gear of the left magneto had worn and dropped out of the shaft. The magneto was repaired and the engine ran normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM EUREKA, KANSAS TO DERBY, KANSAS, WHILE APPROACHING COOK FIELD THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED IN A PASTURE ONE AND HALF MILE SOUTH OF ROSE HILL, KANSAS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SPOT IN THE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED A SMALL CUT TO THE RIGHT HAND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT, BOTH WINGS, RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS AND RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE FIELD AND TRANSPORTED TO EUREKA, KANSAS. AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE KEEPER FOR THE TIMING GEAR OF THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD WORN AND DROPPED OUT OF THE SHAFT. THE MAGNETO WAS REPAIRED AND THE ENGINE RAN NORMAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA100Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRose Hill, KSThe loss of engine power due to the failure of the left magneto and the pilot's failure to identify the malfunctioning magneto. A factor to the accident was the soft terrain condition encountered during the forced landing.Apr 9, 2003 · Substantial damage