# Accident 20150623009369A: Piper PA-24, Charles City, IA, June 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2015, 18:52 local time
- Place: Charles City, IA
- Airport: Northeast Iowa Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0731° N, 92.6104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST IOWA RGNL (CCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-92.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5152P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5152P-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150623009369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A ROAD DITCH SOUTH EAST OF THE CHARLES CITY, IOWA AIRPORT, AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 6,500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EDGE OF A CORNFIELD PRIOR TO ENTERING THE DITCH. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A WOODEN POST AND THE WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPRIGHT WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR INTACT WHEN IT CAME TO REST.

ON SCENE, BOTH WINGS WERE INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF FUEL BY LOCAL AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. NO FUEL WAS FOUND.

AFTER BEING MOVED TO THE AIRPORT, ON 06/24/2015, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY PERSONNEL FROM THE DSM FSDO. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL ANOMALIES PRIOR TO THE CRASH WERE FOUND. TWO GALLONS OF FUEL WERE ADDED TO EACH WING. THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING TANKS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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