# Accident 20050616016679A: Piper PA28R200, Happ Jack, AZ, June 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2005, 14:35 local time
- Place: Happ Jack, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9536° N, 111.3181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9536&lon=-111.3181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5229T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5229T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,885 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616016679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2005, ABOUT 1435 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N5229T, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROUGH DIRT ROAD NEAR HAPPY JACK, ARIZONA. THE ROUGH NATURE OF THE LANDING AREA RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS. AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., PEYTON, COLORADO, WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED;THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, ABOUT 1354 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, WITH A PLANNED INTERMEDIATE DESTINATION OF NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 LAX05LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA214), Jun 16, 2005: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5229T), Happy Jack, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture/separation of an engine intake valve during cruise flight, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced landing.

## Other reports on N5229T (1)

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

- [Incident 20200221002369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221002369I), Feb 21, 2020: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5229T), Niceville, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear resulting in a gear up landing.

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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