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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Corsicana, TX · May 26, 2012

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Date
May 26, 2012 · 14:20 local
Place
Corsicana, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6405R
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,761 total1,325 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft departed inj, hillsboro TX airport, after fueling with 21 gallons 100LL. Enroute to mne, minden la. Take off was normal. About 15 minutes into the flight, the engine lost most of its power. Pilot turned toward nearest airport, crs Corsicana TX. Aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and pilot determined airport would not be reached. Pilot selected a large grass field, where he landed. Pilot was unable to stop before the end of the field, therefore made a left turn, rolling through a barbed wire fence and into an adjoining field where aircraft came to a stop. There were no injuries to the pilot and one passenger aboard. The aircraft sustained minor damage to both wing tips, wing leading edge dents and skin puncture and dented propeller spinner and scrathes on propeller. There was no visible external discrepancies with the engine. A sample of aircraft fuel was sumped and checked with satisfactory results. Hillsboro airport management was contacted and a fuel quality check was performed with satisfactory results.6/29/2012 - engine inspected and found #1 cylinder exhaust valve failed and both spark plugs were damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED INJ, HILLSBORO TX AIRPORT, AFTER FUELING WITH 21 GALLONS 100LL. ENROUTE TO MNE, MINDEN LA. TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. PILOT TURNED TOWARD NEAREST AIRPORT, CRS CORSICANA TX. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND PILOT DETERMINED AIRPORT WOULD NOT BE REACHED. PILOT SELECTED A LARGE GRASS FIELD, WHERE HE LANDED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE FIELD, THEREFORE MADE A LEFT TURN, ROLLING THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND INTO AN ADJOINING FIELD WHERE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIPS, WING LEADING EDGE DENTS AND SKIN PUNCTURE AND DENTED PROPELLER SPINNER AND SCRATHES ON PROPELLER. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE EXTERNAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE ENGINE. A SAMPLE OF AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS SUMPED AND CHECKED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. HILLSBORO AIRPORT MANAGEMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A FUEL QUALITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.6/29/2012 - ENGINE INSPECTED AND FOUND #1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED AND BOTH SPARK PLUGS WERE DAMAGE.