# Incident 20130320007969I: Piper PA-36-285, Tipton, OK, March 20, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2013, 19:15 local time
- Place: Tipton, OK
- Airport: Tipton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SNFG
- Location: 34.4586° N, 99.1713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TIPTON MUNI (1O8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4586&lon=-99.1713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57609) (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 PA-36-285
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,111 total, 1,060 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130320007969I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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