# Accident 20140919019749A: Piper PA-36-285, Woodburn, IN, September 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2014, 19:00 local time
- Place: Woodburn, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 7EAG
- Location: 41.1250° N, 84.8533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1250&lon=-84.8533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9913P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9913P-2018-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-285
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-720-A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,199 total, 597 in this make and model, 263 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA519) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919019749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14LA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA519), Sep 19, 2014: Piper PA 36-285 (N9913P), Woodburn, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N9913P (1)

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

- [Incident 20130904016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130904016589I), Sep 4, 2013: Piper PA-36-285 (N9913P), Woodburn, IN, No damage. At 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…

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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