# Incident 20060323014869I: Piper PA25260, Lliano, CA, March 23, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lliano, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4369Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4369Y-2017-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060323014869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT IN TOW THAT HE WAS LOSING ENGINE POWER. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT OF THE TOW AIRCRAFT RELEASED THE GLIDER. THE PILOT OF THE TOW AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE AND THEN DECIDED TO SWITCH THE MAGNETOS FROM BOTH TO LEFT AND RIGHT. AS THE PILOT WAS SWITCHING THE MAGNETOS FROM BOTH TO LEFT AND RIGHT, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED THROUGH THE CARBURETOR AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. AFTER LANDING A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED, WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE PILOT AND PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N4369Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20150827023489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827023489A), Aug 27, 2015: Piper PA-25-260 (N4369Y), Llano, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fatal a/c was glider tow-plane returning to airport. A glider CFI (witness), stated that gliders typically landed on rwy 25 (rt traffic) and the tow-plane…

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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