What happened
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(-23) On 11/21/2006, N3887M a Piper PA-32RT-300 conducting an IFR flight plan from mayfield, KY (M25) to frankfort, KY, (fft). Just south of ft. knox, KY during let down to 5000 ft pilot stated "the engine lost power, we saw smoke coming from front of aircraft and I informed ATC we were going down." Sdf-atc vectored him to Bardstown (bry), and lost radar and radio contact at 1900 ft, approximately 2 miles west of bry at 17:13Z. On site investigation by FAA it appeared aircraft contacted trees then impacted ground gearup, skidded across road and came to rest on the green county sport parachute club grass landing strip. Per individual at location, after aircraft stopped a small fire was noticed coming from RH nose of aircraft and was quickly extinguished. Both pilot and passenger received serious injuries, were extracted from the aircraft by EMS personnel and transported to hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11/21/2006, N3887M A PIPER PA-32RT-300 CONDUCTING AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MAYFIELD, KY (M25) TO FRANKFORT, KY, (FFT). JUST SOUTH OF FT. KNOX, KY DURING LET DOWN TO 5000 FT PILOT STATED "THE ENGINE LOST POWER, WE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT OF AIRCRAFT AND I INFORMED ATC WE WERE GOING DOWN." SDF-ATC VECTORED HIM TO BARDSTOWN (BRY), AND LOST RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT AT 1900 FT, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF BRY AT 17:13Z. ON SITE INVESTIGATION BY FAA IT APPEARED AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES THEN IMPACTED GROUND GEARUP, SKIDDED ACROSS ROAD AND CAME TO REST ON THE GREEN COUNTY SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB GRASS LANDING STRIP. PER INDIVIDUAL AT LOCATION, AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED A SMALL FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM RH NOSE OF AIRCRAFT AND WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY EMS PERSONNEL AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
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