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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Tipton, OK · March 20, 2013

Date
March 20, 2013 · 19:15 local
Place
Tipton, OK
Airport
Tipton
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SNFG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N57609
Reported as
Piper PA-36-285
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,111 total1,060 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 20, 2013 the okc FSDO was notified that a Piper pawnee, PA36 had engine failure (pt 6-20) in flight and made an emergency landing a mile sw from the Tipton ok airport (I08). During emergency landing the left main landing gear buckled causing damage to the left main landing assembly, the left wings underside, the right forward fuselage nose area and the propeller tips due to ground strikes.

The aircraft was operating under VFR conditions by the pilotprivacy data omittedoperator who had just completed agricultural spraying locally, estimated time 19:15 and en route to I08. Weather was not a factor

On March 21, the pilotprivacy data omitted provide photographs of the damaged aircraft and a sample of fuel from his fuel storage. After FAA reviewed the photographs, the aircraft was release back to the pilotprivacy data omitted, noting that the investigation is on going in order to determine the cause of the engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 20, 2013 THE OKC FSDO WAS NOTIFIED THAT A PIPER PAWNEE, PA36 HAD ENGINE FAILURE (PT 6-20) IN FLIGHT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING A MILE SW FROM THE TIPTON OK AIRPORT (I08). DURING EMERGENCY LANDING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUCKLED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING ASSEMBLY, THE LEFT WINGS UNDERSIDE, THE RIGHT FORWARD FUSELAGE NOSE AREA AND THE PROPELLER TIPS DUE TO GROUND STRIKES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER VFR CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR WHO HAD JUST COMPLETED AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING LOCALLY, ESTIMATED TIME 19:15 AND EN ROUTE TO I08. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR

ON MARCH 21, THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AND A SAMPLE OF FUEL FROM HIS FUEL STORAGE. AFTER FAA REVIEWED THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASE BACK TO THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NOTING THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.