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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18A · Toms River, NJ · July 1, 2006

Date: July 1, 2006 · 10:30 local
Place: Toms River, NJ
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3885Z
Reported as: Piper PA18A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A3A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total1,200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N3885ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18AS/N 18-7700 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) While conducting a banner towing operation aircraft lost engine power after a loud pop. Oil streamed over wind screen, pilot released banner over an open area, but was unable to maintain altitude or airspeed and was not within gliding distance of an airport. Pilot elected to land on a large open high school athlete field. Pilot landed aircraft with no personal injuries or damage to aircraft, and no property damage or injuries on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A BANNER TOWING OPERATION AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER A LOUD POP. OIL STREAMED OVER WIND SCREEN, PILOT RELEASED BANNER OVER AN OPEN AREA, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE OR AIRSPEED AND WAS NOT WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE OF AN AIRPORT. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A LARGE OPEN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FIELD. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURIES ON THE GROUND.

Other reports on N3885Z · 1

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

Incident 20060917022859INormal Cruise · Staten Island, NY(-23) Aircraft N3885Z, serial number 18-7700, a Piper PA-18A model aircraft was involved in an incident on September 17, 2006. The aircraft made an emergency landing due to engine power loss and landed in south beach, Staten Island new york. Initial on site…Sep 17, 2006 · Minor damage