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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Lakeview, MI · June 10, 2014

Date: June 10, 2014 · 08:00 local
Place: Lakeview, MI
Airport: Lakeview-Griffith Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 9SNG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9540P
Reported as: Piper PA-25-235
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total1,100 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N9540PRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-7405628 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 10, 2014 at 0800 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235 airplane, N9540P sustained minor damage after an off airport hard landing in a agricultural field. The right main landing gear was folded toward the rear of the aircraft. The propellor tips were curved at the outermost tips. The airplane was registered to and operated by theodore simmons, who owns stevenson aerial spraying.

The incident flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137 without a flight plan. Day visual meterological conditions prevailed for the agricultural spray flight. The flight departed Lakeview-Griffith airport (13C) at about 0800 eastern daylight time (EDT), for the days 2nd. Spray run.

The pilot stated during departure climbout, the engine lost power and the aircraft could no longer climb. The pilot jettisoned the load of fungicide and landed hard in a farm field located aproximately one half mile southeast of and off the departure end of runway 09.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 10, 2014 AT 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-25-235 AIRPLANE, N9540P SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER AN OFF AIRPORT HARD LANDING IN A AGRICULTURAL FIELD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED TOWARD THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLOR TIPS WERE CURVED AT THE OUTERMOST TIPS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THEODORE SIMMONS, WHO OWNS STEVENSON AERIAL SPRAYING.

THE INCIDENT FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. DAY VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LAKEVIEW-GRIFFITH AIRPORT (13C) AT ABOUT 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), FOR THE DAYS 2ND. SPRAY RUN.

THE PILOT STATED DURING DEPARTURE CLIMBOUT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT COULD NO LONGER CLIMB. THE PILOT JETTISONED THE LOAD OF FUNGICIDE AND LANDED HARD IN A FARM FIELD LOCATED APROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE SOUTHEAST OF AND OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 09.