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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Emporia, KS · May 8, 2008

Date: May 8, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place: Emporia, KS
Airport: Emporia Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N385WR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08LA133
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 112 total56 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N385WRRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2013 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680402 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) While enroute from tdw to emp, approximately 16:30 and 10 miles from emp, N385WR experienced engine problems and landed in a field. The landing gear collapsed. The left and right main gear and rt wingtip were torn from the aircraft. The aircraft experienced substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM TDW TO EMP, APPROXIMATELY 16:30 AND 10 MILES FROM EMP, N385WR EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RT WINGTIP WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 DFW08LA133Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEmporia, KSA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a blocked fuel outlet caused by the peeling off of a previously approved fuel tank sealer.May 8, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N385WR · 1

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

Incident 19960401009779ILevel Off Touchdown · Brookings, SDNarrative: on April 1, 1996, at approximately 1205 p.m., the PIC, ruby l. rhine's, while intending to land at the Brookings Municipal Airport, did not extend the landing gear. The PIC recognized the aircraft's configuration approximately three to five feet…Apr 1, 1996 · Minor damage