# Incident 20150626009379I: Piper PA-24-250, Lincoln, NE, June 26, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2015, 13:55 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7404P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7404P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150626009379I

## Narrative

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

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, TESTING OUT THE AUTOPILOT. WHILE BEING VECTORED ONTO THE RNAV 36 INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO THE LINCOLN AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER WITH THE STARTER ENGAGED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A BEAN FIELD 6 MILES SOUTH OF THE LINCOLN AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS NOT HURT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THE OFF-FIELD LANDING. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BEAN PLANTS IN THE FIELD.

## Other reports on N7404P (1)

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

- [Incident 20000221004209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000221004209I), Feb 21, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N7404P), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. The gear motor solenoid was found defective, causing interruption in the operation of the gear. The gear was not confirmed as down and locked. The gear…

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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