# Accident 20030409035079A: Piper PA22108, Rose Hill, KS, April 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2003, 15:50 local time
- Place: Rose Hill, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5661° N, 97.1319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5661&lon=-97.1319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4860Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4860Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,565 total, 200 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030409035079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA100), Apr 9, 2003: Piper PA-22-108 (N4860Z), Rose Hill, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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