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FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Mccook, NE · May 30, 2018

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Date
May 30, 2018 · 09:00 local
Place
Mccook, NE
Airport
Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RIYG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7373Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
546 total70 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days
N7373ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3329 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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May 30, 2018 at approximately 0900CDT N7373Z Piper PA-25-235 (s/n: 25-3329) was returning to Mccook ben Nelson regional airport (mck) after conducting agricultural application operations. Weather was reported as clear, approximately 75°f, with wind gusts of 9 mph (west). The aircraft was at approximately 1,500 feet AGL traveling southwest towards mck. The pilot states approximately 6 miles from mck the engine began to lose power. The pilot attempted to adjust the throttle with no response from the engine. The pilot identified a field to land the aircraft and began his approach. During landing the tail landing gear bounced off the terrain causing the main gear to impact the muddy field. The aircraft inverted onto the canopy and came to rest in a field approximately five miles northeast of mck at 40 16.2 n?, 100 33.27? W. the pilot exited the aircraft with no injuries. Minor aircraft damage was sustained to the outboard left wing leading edge, minor damage to the engine cowling. The aviation safety inspector noted no propeller damage. The pilot broke out the right cockpit window during evacuation of the aircraft. The pilot?s stated after returning to the aircraft on may 31, 2018, he looked at the tachometer time and realized he had been flying for 2.6 hours and ran the aircraft out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

MAY 30, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900CDT N7373Z PIPER PA-25-235 (S/N: 25-3329) WAS RETURNING TO MCCOOK BEN NELSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (MCK) AFTER CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR, APPROXIMATELY 75°F, WITH WIND GUSTS OF 9 MPH (WEST). THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET AGL TRAVELING SOUTHWEST TOWARDS MCK. THE PILOT STATES APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM MCK THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED A FIELD TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN HIS APPROACH. DURING LANDING THE TAIL LANDING GEAR BOUNCED OFF THE TERRAIN CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR TO IMPACT THE MUDDY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED ONTO THE CANOPY AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTHEAST OF MCK AT 40 16.2 N?, 100 33.27? W. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. THE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR NOTED NO PROPELLER DAMAGE. THE PILOT BROKE OUT THE RIGHT COCKPIT WINDOW DURING EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT?S STATED AFTER RETURNING TO THE AIRCRAFT ON MAY 31, 2018, HE LOOKED AT THE TACHOMETER TIME AND REALIZED HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR 2.6 HOURS AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL.