# Incident 20200807014149I: Piper PA-24-400, Springfield, TN, August 7, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2020, 16:20 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4952° N, 86.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4952&lon=-86.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8533P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8533P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-400
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-720
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200807014149I

## Narrative

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

ON THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 7TH, 2020, N8533P A 1965 PIPER COMANCHE PA-24-400. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR TIME BUILDING AND WAS TO FLY BETWEEN OUTLAW FIELD (KCKV) AND SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT (M91). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OUTLAW FIELD FROM RUNWAY 35 ABOUT 1600 LOCAL TIME. ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 8000 FEET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION THAT QUICKLY BEGAN TO GET MUCH WORSE. AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING BACK TOWARD KCKV BUT REALIZED M91 WAS THE CLOSEST. ENGINE STOPPED AND AIRCRAFT WAS GLIDING EAST TOWARD M91. AIRCREW MADE THE DECISION TO FIND ALTERNATE LOCATION DUE TO THEY WOULD NOT MAKE M91. AIRCREW FOUND FIELD OFF LEFT WING PERFORMED 180 DEGREE TURN TO LINE UP WITH THE FIELD IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST 30 FEET FROM AN ACCESS ROAD. APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE.

## Other reports on N8533P (1)

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

- [Accident 20130312003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130312003669A), Mar 12, 2013: Piper PA-24-400 (N8533P), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that he had a hard landing on runway 34 and that he bounced 3 times with propeller strikes. The pilot stated that he lost directional control…

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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