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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Terre Haute, IN · September 26, 2013

Date
September 26, 2013 · 14:03 local
Place
Terre Haute, IN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44327
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total3,600 in this make and model37 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 September 26, 2013, at approximately 1403 UTC, the pilot flying an IFR flight plan at an altitude of approximately 7000? MSL declared an emergency with Terre Haute airport (khuf) for his engine running rough and smoke coming into the cabin. The pilot immediately made an uneventful landing in a cornfield nine miles sw of khuf. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger and damage to the aircraft was minimal. Pilot's actions did contribute to the event.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1403 UTC, THE PILOT FLYING AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 7000? MSL DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH TERRE HAUTE AIRPORT (KHUF) FOR HIS ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKE COMING INTO THE CABIN. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN A CORNFIELD NINE MILES SW OF KHUF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL. PILOT'S ACTIONS DID CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENT.

Other reports on N44327 · 1

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