What happened
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(-23) YAK-55M, N55YA, was enroute from tallahassee, Florida to montgomery, Alabama when it experienced a loss of power. The aircraft was in cruise flight at 3,000' AGL when the aircraft encountered a severe vibration and loss of thrust from the engine. The pilot reduced power, secured engine and landed in a cornfield near Troy, Alabama. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wing structure due to the severity of terrain encountered during landing in the cornfield. Pilot reported after landing he discovered the propeller would freely rotate indicating de-coupling of powerplant. Engine teardown is scheduled for December 10, 2003.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) YAK-55M, N55YA, WAS ENROUTE FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3,000' AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF THRUST FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER, SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED IN A CORNFIELD NEAR TROY, ALABAMA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WING STRUCTURE DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING LANDING IN THE CORNFIELD. PILOT REPORTED AFTER LANDING HE DISCOVERED THE PROPELLER WOULD FREELY ROTATE INDICATING DE-COUPLING OF POWERPLANT. ENGINE TEARDOWN IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 10, 2003.
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