20181005019499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Ottawa, OH · October 5, 2018

Date: October 5, 2018 · 11:20 local
Place: Ottawa, OH
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5520P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 949 total609 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N5520PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-583 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Piper pa 24-180 , serial number 24-583 (N5520P)was enroute from livingston cty spencer j hardy airport KY (kozw) via ann arbor , mi (karb) to K62 (gene snyder airport). Ppilot reports he was cruising at 8000 feet when engine lost power causing forced descent to a field near Ottawa airport Ohio (kowx)aircraft was southbound heading 190 degrees. Pilot informed ATC he was descending to 6000 feet. ATC advised pilot of heavy precipitation ahead of him. Shortly after, pilot advised ATC he was descending to 4000 feet and told ATC he was having engine trouble. ATC advised pilot of nearby airports and gave him vectors to nearest airport. Aircraft had lost power and performed a forced landing in a bean field approx. two miles north of putnam county airport Ohio (kowx) landing was not fully deployed at touch down and the aircraft skidded on its belly to a stop. No injuries or fire, minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PIPER PA 24-180 , SERIAL NUMBER 24-583 (N5520P)WAS ENROUTE FROM LIVINGSTON CTY SPENCER J HARDY AIRPORT KY (KOZW) VIA ANN ARBOR , MI (KARB) TO K62 (GENE SNYDER AIRPORT). PPILOT REPORTS HE WAS CRUISING AT 8000 FEET WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER CAUSING FORCED DESCENT TO A FIELD NEAR OTTAWA AIRPORT OHIO (KOWX)AIRCRAFT WAS SOUTHBOUND HEADING 190 DEGREES. PILOT INFORMED ATC HE WAS DESCENDING TO 6000 FEET. ATC ADVISED PILOT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF HIM. SHORTLY AFTER, PILOT ADVISED ATC HE WAS DESCENDING TO 4000 FEET AND TOLD ATC HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE. ATC ADVISED PILOT OF NEARBY AIRPORTS AND GAVE HIM VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT HAD LOST POWER AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD APPROX. TWO MILES NORTH OF PUTNAM COUNTY AIRPORT OHIO (KOWX) LANDING WAS NOT FULLY DEPLOYED AT TOUCH DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS BELLY TO A STOP. NO INJURIES OR FIRE, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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