38.6371° N, 77.9150° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeffersonton, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 10, 2018 · 10:15 local
Place
Jeffersonton, VA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
C-GETI
Reported as
Piper PA32RT-300T
Reported engine
Avco Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
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.
The aircraft departed luray, VA (klva) at 10:06 to warrenton, VA (khwy) for fuel. With the aircraft on descent to hwy at 1500 ft, the engine started running rough and then stopped. Pilot elected to make a landing in a soybean field at approximately 10:15 - 10:20 l.
He walked to a neighborhood home and was driven to culpeper, VA (cjr) to report to the FAA.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LURAY, VA (KLVA) AT 10:06 TO WARRENTON, VA (KHWY) FOR FUEL. WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON DESCENT TO HWY AT 1500 FT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN STOPPED. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 - 10:20 L.
HE WALKED TO A NEIGHBORHOOD HOME AND WAS DRIVEN TO CULPEPER, VA (CJR) TO REPORT TO THE FAA.