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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Trappe, MD · March 7, 2005

Date
March 7, 2005 · 20:00 local
Place
Trappe, MD
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
C0KS
Aircraft
N16554
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During inflight maneuvering on an initial chief flight instructor check ride, N16554'S engine began to run rough. Within 5 seconds the vibrations were so severe, that inspector ^privac^ shut the engine down. He terminated the check ride, and with the pilot's ^privac^ help handled check list procedures, and selected a forced landing site. At 3000 feet in a PA-28R-200 they had three minutes to land. He picked a winter wheat field, with approximately 600 feet of usable landing area, 40 foot high trees at the approach end, and a road at the other end. With the pilot's ^privac^ assistance, ^privac^ alerted easton UNICOM on 122.95, had them call 911, and completed shut down procedures. They landed and stopped 90 feet from the road with no damage to themselves or the airplane. Ground check of the engine showed 6 quarts oil/prop very difficult to pull through.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING INFLIGHT MANEUVERING ON AN INITIAL CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CHECK RIDE, N16554'S ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. WITHIN 5 SECONDS THE VIBRATIONS WERE SO SEVERE, THAT INSPECTOR ^PRIVAC^ SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. HE TERMINATED THE CHECK RIDE, AND WITH THE PILOT'S ^PRIVAC^ HELP HANDLED CHECK LIST PROCEDURES, AND SELECTED A FORCED LANDING SITE. AT 3000 FEET IN A PA-28R-200 THEY HAD THREE MINUTES TO LAND. HE PICKED A WINTER WHEAT FIELD, WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET OF USABLE LANDING AREA, 40 FOOT HIGH TREES AT THE APPROACH END, AND A ROAD AT THE OTHER END. WITH THE PILOT'S ^PRIVAC^ ASSISTANCE, ^PRIVAC^ ALERTED EASTON UNICOM ON 122.95, HAD THEM CALL 911, AND COMPLETED SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES. THEY LANDED AND STOPPED 90 FEET FROM THE ROAD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THEMSELVES OR THE AIRPLANE. GROUND CHECK OF THE ENGINE SHOWED 6 QUARTS OIL/PROP VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THROUGH.