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FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Petersburg, TX · July 21, 2008

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Date
July 21, 2008 · 14:38 local
Place
Petersburg, TX
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
j3gg
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N57601
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW08LA196
Reported as
Piper PA36285
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N57601Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2009 · Piper PA-36-285S/N 36-7560134 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-36-285Engine modelContinental 6-285-AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 21, 2008 at approximately 1438 CDT, N57601, a 1975 Piper pawnee brave, PA-36-285-300, operated by betrand spraying LLC (J3GG) made an emergency landing in a field approximately 3/4 of a statute mile southeast of the dirt runway belonging to bertrand spraying LLC. There were no injuries. The sole occupant and pilot privacy data omitted, commercial airman privacy data omitted, stated he lost power shortly after takeoff and made an emergency landing in the field and the aircraft hit very hard. The pilot stated the manifold pressure was between 23-24 hg when it is normally 26 hg. He adamantly maintains he had full throttle during the takeoff. The aircraft was substantially damaged as the right main landing gear separated from the fuselage and the left main gear collapsed. The engine was positioned downward at a nearly 90 degree angle due to impact with the ground. The pilot stated approximately one week prior to the accident, the engine ran rugh and the spark plugs were removed to clean excessive carbon. The plugs were reinstalled and the engine performed normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 21, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1438 CDT, N57601, A 1975 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE, PA-36-285-300, OPERATED BY BETRAND SPRAYING LLC (J3GG) MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A STATUTE MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE DIRT RUNWAY BELONGING TO BERTRAND SPRAYING LLC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STATED HE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT VERY HARD. THE PILOT STATED THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS BETWEEN 23-24 HG WHEN IT IS NORMALLY 26 HG. HE ADAMANTLY MAINTAINS HE HAD FULL THROTTLE DURING THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ENGINE WAS POSITIONED DOWNWARD AT A NEARLY 90 DEGREE ANGLE DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE RAN RUGH AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED TO CLEAN EXCESSIVE CARBON. THE PLUGS WERE REINSTALLED AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED NORMALLY.

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 DFW08LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPetersburg, TXA partial loss of engine power due to the substandard and incomplete maintenance of the engine.Jul 21, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N57601 · 1

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

Accident 19760730021289ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Bertrand, NEPlt rptd pulled dump lever but load did not release. Settled into tall corn.OAT 90 degJul 30, 1976 · Substantial damage