What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 2 August, 2021 around 0945 local time a cherokee 140 made an off airport landing into a field a couple miles NE of Tubac outside of nogales, Arizona. Pilot reported at about 6,000 MSL in level flight, and without any warning the plane started vibrating. The pilot checked the mags by cycling them, and verified that the cylinders were all in the green and where within normal operation limits. The pilot decided to shut down the engine to stop the vibration, and do a precautionary landing in a farm field. The pilot came in too fast to make the intended landing spot, and decided to land in the next field that was separated by a fence and tree line. The right wing hit a tree branch, and the next field was wet and muddy which damaged the landing gear resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The crew exited through the pilot window as the aircraft door was inoperable on the right side due to the wing damage. Two persons were on board and sustained no injuries.
There was evidence indicating a possible propeller blade seperation but not blade was recovered form the accidnet site. Signs of damage with the airframe and skins rivets on the front end of the aircraft suggest require more analysis and the NTSB will be analyzing pieces of the propeller for final clarifications.
Awaiting more information from the NTSB on updated analysis.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2 AUGUST, 2021 AROUND 0945 LOCAL TIME A CHEROKEE 140 MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING INTO A FIELD A COUPLE MILES NE OF TUBAC OUTSIDE OF NOGALES, ARIZONA. PILOT REPORTED AT ABOUT 6,000 MSL IN LEVEL FLIGHT, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE PLANE STARTED VIBRATING. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MAGS BY CYCLING THEM, AND VERIFIED THAT THE CYLINDERS WERE ALL IN THE GREEN AND WHERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATION LIMITS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO STOP THE VIBRATION, AND DO A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. THE PILOT CAME IN TOO FAST TO MAKE THE INTENDED LANDING SPOT, AND DECIDED TO LAND IN THE NEXT FIELD THAT WAS SEPARATED BY A FENCE AND TREE LINE. THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE BRANCH, AND THE NEXT FIELD WAS WET AND MUDDY WHICH DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW EXITED THROUGH THE PILOT WINDOW AS THE AIRCRAFT DOOR WAS INOPERABLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO THE WING DAMAGE. TWO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
THERE WAS EVIDENCE INDICATING A POSSIBLE PROPELLER BLADE SEPERATION BUT NOT BLADE WAS RECOVERED FORM THE ACCIDNET SITE. SIGNS OF DAMAGE WITH THE AIRFRAME AND SKINS RIVETS ON THE FRONT END OF THE AIRCRAFT SUGGEST REQUIRE MORE ANALYSIS AND THE NTSB WILL BE ANALYZING PIECES OF THE PROPELLER FOR FINAL CLARIFICATIONS.
AWAITING MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NTSB ON UPDATED ANALYSIS.
NTSB investigation
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