# Incident 20070429006809I: Piper PA17, Monroe Township, PA, April 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Monroe Township, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4816H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4816H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 900 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429006809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM MIFFLINTOWN, PA (P34) TO TUNKHANNOCK, PA (76N) AT 5,500 FT., PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO VARY WIDELY, CHANGING BACK TO ORIGINAL TANK DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. RPM BEGAN TO DECREASE AND PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN FARMER'S FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. EXAMINATION REVEALED WATER AND RUST CONTAMINATION IN FUEL SUPPLY.

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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