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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Woodburn, IN · September 19, 2014

Date: September 19, 2014 · 19:00 local
Place: Woodburn, IN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 7EAG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9913P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA519
Reported as: Piper PA-36-285
Reported engine: Continental IO-720-A1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,199 total597 in this make and model263 in the last 90 days

N9913PRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2018 · Piper PA-36-285S/N 36-7560021 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-36-285 Engine modelContinental 6-285-AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 09/19/2014 at a grass stip in Woodburn Indiana (53II), a Piper PA-36-285, piloted by a commercial pilot privacy data omitted, crashed into a corn field after the engine stopped producing power. In this case the aircraft was on the ground roll when the engine stopped producing power and he pulled the throttle to idle. The pilot realized that he did not have enough room to stop the aircraft and tried to reapply power. This attempt failed. At the end of the runway he hit a berm to the road at which time the wheel tracks indicate that the left main gear broke. The aircraft went airborne above a corn field and below power lines at the end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest about 186 feet into a corn field. This is approximatley 210 feet after hitting the berm. The aircraft came to rest 90 degrees clockwise from the orientation of the runway. The pilot was able to safely exit the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/19/2014 AT A GRASS STIP IN WOODBURN INDIANA (53II), A PIPER PA-36-285, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. IN THIS CASE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND ROLL WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND HE PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO REAPPLY POWER. THIS ATTEMPT FAILED. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE HIT A BERM TO THE ROAD AT WHICH TIME THE WHEEL TRACKS INDICATE THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE ABOVE A CORN FIELD AND BELOW POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 186 FEET INTO A CORN FIELD. THIS IS APPROXIMATLEY 210 FEET AFTER HITTING THE BERM. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE FROM THE ORIENTATION OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14LA519Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWoodburn, INA loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Sep 19, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9913P · 1

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

Incident 20130904016589ICruise/Level Flight · Woodburn, INAt 500 ft. AGL ferring from loading site to field to apply seed, enging made a loud noise and began to smoke from the engine compartment. Emergency landing area was spotted to the left, load was dumped during approach to landing. Landed without further…Sep 4, 2013 · No damage