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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Brookshire, TX · May 31, 2003

Date: May 31, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place: Brookshire, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2420F
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total210 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N2420FRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2021 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0433 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) At 4500 feet, enroute to fredericksburg, Texas, lost power. Thereafter could not develop power above idle. On landing in field, struck fence post causing minor damage to wing root fairing. Mechanic did engine run up and discovered one magneto inoperative, the other magneto weak.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 4500 FEET, ENROUTE TO FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS, LOST POWER. THEREAFTER COULD NOT DEVELOP POWER ABOVE IDLE. ON LANDING IN FIELD, STRUCK FENCE POST CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO WING ROOT FAIRING. MECHANIC DID ENGINE RUN UP AND DISCOVERED ONE MAGNETO INOPERATIVE, THE OTHER MAGNETO WEAK.

Other reports on N2420F · 2

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

Accident 20201202020079ATakeoff: Climb Out · Pembroke Pines, FLCFI and a student pilot were performing touch and go's when on the upwind leg of their 3rd landing a quick burning smell followed by the carbon monoxide detector turning black and then the engine quit at approximately 400 feet. The aircraft crashed just…Dec 2, 2020 · Substantial damage Incident 19870404016889IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Los Angeles, CASolo students engine ran rough, landed on a boulevard. Wingtip hit a post. Engine defect to be reported.Apr 4, 1987 · Minor damage