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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Wilson, WI · March 8, 2015

Date
March 8, 2015 · 15:15 local
Place
Wilson, WI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21522
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot reported that while in route from appleton, WI (atw) to lake elmo, MN (21D) while at 4000', the engine began to run rough and eventually quit. Pilot switched fuel tanks and attempted a restart without success. Pilot landed aircraft in a field approximately 9 miles ese of baldwin, WI. The aircraft sustained minor damage limited to the nose gear, left main gear and left flap.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN ROUTE FROM APPLETON, WI (ATW) TO LAKE ELMO, MN (21D) WHILE AT 4000', THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES ESE OF BALDWIN, WI. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR, LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT FLAP.