# Accident 20100702041019A: Piper PA-24-250, Centerville, MO, July 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2010, 12:45 local time
- Place: Centerville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4333° N, 90.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4333&lon=-90.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5798P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5798P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,002 total, 447 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100702041019A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6000' MSL ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KETTERING, OH (K173) TO BRANSON, MO (KPLK).  HE FELT THE PROPELLER BEGIN TO SURGE.  HE TURNED ON HIS FUEL PUMP, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, BUT DID NOT PULL CARB HEAT.  HIS ACTIONS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROPELLER SURGING.  THE ENGINE WAS LOOSING POWER, SO HE HAD TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT.  HE HAD A FIRST THOUGHT HE WOULD LAND ON A ROAD, BUT DECIDED IT WAS NOT STRAIGHT ENOUGH.  HE CHOSE A FIELD ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.  HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO HIGH TO LAND IN THE SELECTED FIELD.  HE LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A WIRE FENCE, WHICH DEFINED THE BOUNDARY OF THE FIELD HE ORIGINALLY CHOSE TO LAND ON IN AN UNKEPT FIELD WITH MUCH VEGETATION.  THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING HIT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A SMALL TREE OR LARGE BUSH AND SPUN AROUND ALMOST 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF APPROACH.  THERE WERE TWO ON BOARD, WITH NO INJURIES SUFFERED BY EITHER OCCUPANT.

## 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 CEN10LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA370), Jul 2, 2010: Piper PA-24-250 (N5798P), Centerville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot not using carburetor heat.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.