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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Greenfield, IA · September 4, 2019

Date: September 4, 2019 · 03:45 local
Place: Greenfield, IA
Airport: Greenfield Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4638R
Reported as: Piper PA 28-140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total

N4638RRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21391 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot departed maryville, Missouri at approximately 0300 on 09/04/2019 with the intended destination of jefferson, IA. As he approached Greenfield, IA approximately 45 minutes flight time from his point of departure the aircraft engine lost power. The pilot was able to switch fuel tanks and successfully restart the engine twice. Both times the engine lost power in less than a minute and quit. The aircraft came down in a cornfield approximately 1 mile west of Greenfield on a northeasterly heading. The nose landing gear sheered off and the aircraft flipped. The damage was classified as minor. The pilot received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED MARYVILLE, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 0300 ON 09/04/2019 WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF JEFFERSON, IA. AS HE APPROACHED GREENFIELD, IA APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME FROM HIS POINT OF DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE ENGINE TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE LOST POWER IN LESS THAN A MINUTE AND QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF GREENFIELD ON A NORTHEASTERLY HEADING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEERED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED. THE DAMAGE WAS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.