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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Marana, AZ · November 7, 2009

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Date
November 7, 2009 · 16:53 local
Place
Marana, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2165M
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA051
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total24 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N2165MRegistration cancelled May 7, 2010 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7880053Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300

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What happened

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On 7 nov. 2009, at approx 1653 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-32-R-300, N2165M, experienced a partial loss of engine power during descent into tucson international airport (tus). The private pilot made an emergency landing on a roadway approximately 34 miles nw of tus. The pilot/owner and passenger were not injured. The aircraft sustained structural damage after landing hard due to total engine failure at approximately 15-20 feet above the roadway. The aircraft departed the roadway to the left, struck a road marker, traveled thru a drainage ditch where the left main gear collapsed, continued on striking cacti and came to rest approximately 200 feet from the roadway. The pilot reported no issues during initial descent while configuring the aircraft descent/landing. When the pilot leveled off at 4500 feet he felt the engine "lurch" as if the engine lost rpm's. the pilot attempted to get more power out of the engine with no response to throttle, mixture or propeller levers. The pilot notified tucson approach and was vectored to pinal-airpak (mzj). The pilot noted he had a 500 fpm decent and would not make it to mjz. The pilot advised tucson approach that he was attempting an off field landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7 NOV. 2009, AT APPROX 1653 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32-R-300, N2165M, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING DESCENT INTO TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TUS). THE PRIVATE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 34 MILES NW OF TUS. THE PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING HARD DUE TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET ABOVE THE ROADWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT, STRUCK A ROAD MARKER, TRAVELED THRU A DRAINAGE DITCH WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, CONTINUED ON STRIKING CACTI AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE ROADWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED NO ISSUES DURING INITIAL DESCENT WHILE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT DESCENT/LANDING. WHEN THE PILOT LEVELED OFF AT 4500 FEET HE FELT THE ENGINE "LURCH" AS IF THE ENGINE LOST RPM'S. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET MORE POWER OUT OF THE ENGINE WITH NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE, MIXTURE OR PROPELLER LEVERS. THE PILOT NOTIFIED TUCSON APPROACH AND WAS VECTORED TO PINAL-AIRPAK (MZJ). THE PILOT NOTED HE HAD A 500 FPM DECENT AND WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO MJZ. THE PILOT ADVISED TUCSON APPROACH THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING AN OFF FIELD LANDING.

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 WPR10LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTucson, AZA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Nov 8, 2009 · Substantial damage

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