# Accident 20130716011689A: Piper PA-22, Mapleton, MN, July 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2013, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mapleton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9686° N, 91.9014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9686&lon=-91.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N663A-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 6 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130716011689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED 3 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH THE AIRCRAFT STAYING IN THE AIRPORT PATTERN.  HE THEN WENT FOR A SHORT FLIGHT OF ABOUT .2 HOURS WITH A PASSENGER.  AFTER LANDING, HE AGAIN DEPARTED WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER.  ON THAT FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SEEMED TO STOP AND START.  THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT AND THROTTLE WHICH DID NOT APPEAR TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN SWITCHED THE SELECTOR VALVE TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE ALMOST DIED COMPLETELY.  HE THEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE PROCEEDED TO CYCLE ON AND OFF AGAIN.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CORN FIELD.  AFTER A SHORT LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR OWN.

## 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 CEN13LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA417), Jul 16, 2013: Piper PA-22-125 (N663A), Mapleton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, which resulted in the pilot's forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

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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