# Accident 20130518010789A: Piper PA-28-161, Oskaloosa, IA, May 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2013, 12:40 local time
- Place: Oskaloosa, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2004° N, 92.4992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2004&lon=-92.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47539, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47539-2016-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,790 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130518010789A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM THE WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, IOWA, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, TURNED ON THE FUEL PUMP, CHECKED TO ENSURE PRIMER WAS LOCKED, AND APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ONTO A CORNFIELD. AS THE PILOT BEGAN TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED FOLLOWED BY IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL WERE SEPARATED AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. APPROACH TO THE CORNFIELD WAS FROM THE WEST, AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT FACING SOUTH.

## 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 CEN13LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA287), May 18, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N47539), Oskaloosa, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine examination did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N47539 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090816016459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090816016459A), Aug 16, 2009: Piper PA28161 (N47539), Washington, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot departed Washington Municipal Airport (awg) on a local flight to inspect his farm fields. He was the only occupant of the aircraft. After…

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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