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FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Paris, ID · March 14, 2007

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Date
March 14, 2007 · 20:40 local
Place
Paris, ID
Airport
Bear Lake County Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7169Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07LA108
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,284 total5 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N7169YRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2017 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-190 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-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) On March 14, 2007 at 2040 MDT a Piper PA-30-30, N7169Y, s/n 30-190, crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at Bear lake co airport (1U7). The aircraft was substantially damaged, there were 2 minor injuries. The part 91 flight departed on 03/14/07 from troutdale, or for rawlings, WY. The pilot in command was privacy data omitted , and his son, a passenger rated pilot, privacy data omitted. The aircraft as reported by the pilot privacy data omitted ^ was in cruise flight @ 15,000 feet, when the right engine quit. After two attempts to re-start the engine the PIC requested vectors to the nearest airport to land. At this time he was directed to Bear lake co airport in Paris, ID, he attempted to make the approach end to rwy 28 but could not maintain altitude and elected to land in a field directly south and parallel to rwy 10 and 28. The aircraft landed gear down .4 miles south of the rwy in a wet, muddy, grass field, field elevation 5800 feet, touching down, the gear collapsed, and the aircraft continued to slide some 155 feet. Both people were able to exit the aircraft through the main cabin door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 14, 2007 AT 2040 MDT A PIPER PA-30-30, N7169Y, S/N 30-190, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT BEAR LAKE CO AIRPORT (1U7). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THERE WERE 2 MINOR INJURIES. THE PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED ON 03/14/07 FROM TROUTDALE, OR FOR RAWLINGS, WY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , AND HIS SON, A PASSENGER RATED PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^. THE AIRCRAFT AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT @ 15,000 FEET, WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE ENGINE THE PIC REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO LAND. AT THIS TIME HE WAS DIRECTED TO BEAR LAKE CO AIRPORT IN PARIS, ID, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE APPROACH END TO RWY 28 BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD DIRECTLY SOUTH AND PARALLEL TO RWY 10 AND 28. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR DOWN .4 MILES SOUTH OF THE RWY IN A WET, MUDDY, GRASS FIELD, FIELD ELEVATION 5800 FEET, TOUCHING DOWN, THE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE SOME 155 FEET. BOTH PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX07LA108Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParis, IDa loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reasons.Mar 15, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7169Y · 1

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

Accident 19770409011369ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Brooksville, FLApr 9, 1977 · Substantial damage