# Accident 20190313011149A: Piper PA-28R-200, Easton, MD, March 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2019, 21:40 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7797° N, 76.0881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7797&lon=-76.0881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33305, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33305-2021-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 857 total, 159 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313011149A

## Narrative

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

CFI AND INSTRUMENT TRAINING PILOT WERE PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES AT KESN TO ILS RUNWAY 4. ON APPROACH, PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND MADE FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT STATED HE PURPOSELY LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED DUE TO SOFT AND WET FIELD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO FOOT STEP SHEARING BACK ON LANDING AND PUNCTURING FUSELAGE.

KESN WEATHER: 4:54 PM	48  F	32  F	54 %	SSE	8 MPH	0 MPH	30.2 IN	0.0 IN	0.0 IN MOSTLY CLOUDY

## 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 ERA19LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA160), Mar 13, 2019: Piper PA28R (N33305), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination and testing revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

## Other reports on N33305 (1)

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

- [Incident 20180329010309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180329010309I), Mar 29, 2018: Piper PA-28R-200 (N33305), Edgewater, MD, Minor damage. The pilot stated that he did his normal pre-landing checklist flow and conducted a gumps check. The front seat passenger said that he observed this. Both the…

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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