# Accident 20080721841139A: Piper PA36285, Petersburg, TX, July 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2008, 14:38 local time
- Place: Petersburg, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: j3gg
- Location: 35.8683° N, 101.5050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8683&lon=-101.5050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57601-2009-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080721841139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA196), Jul 21, 2008: Piper PA-36-285 (N57601), Petersburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the substandard and incomplete maintenance of the engine.

## Other reports on N57601 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760730021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760730021289A), Jul 30, 1976: Piper PA36285 (N57601), Bertrand, NE, Substantial damage. Plt rptd pulled dump lever but load did not release. Settled into tall corn.OAT 90 deg

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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