# Accident 20170705009969A: Piper PA-32-300, Milroy, IN, July 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2017, 13:55 local time
- Place: Milroy, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8681° N, 85.7550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8681&lon=-85.7550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112DE-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,178 total, 619 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170705009969A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 5, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, 1.8 MILES NORTH OF MILROY, IN,  A 1979 PA32-300 WITH 3 SOULS ON BOARD LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO FOUR ACES ESCADRILLE LLC AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 4500 FEET DESCENDING TO 3200'MSL WHEN THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS.  WITH THROTTLE CONTROL MINIMIZED AND PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE OR REACH THE NEAREST AIRPORT, THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR  COLLAPSED UPON CROSSING A SMALL DITCH AND CAME TO STOP AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE LOWER FORWORD FUSELAGE SKIN AND FIREWALL ASSEMBLY.

## 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 CEN17LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA271), Jul 5, 2017: Piper PA 32-300 (N112DE), Rushville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to properly control engine power because of an improperly installed throttle control arm, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and led to a forced 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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