What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 11, 2022 approximately at 1247 eastern standard time a Piper PA-32-300 experienced a loss of power on a cross country flight and the pilot in command executed an emergency landing. The pilot the sole occupant received no reported injuries. The airplane is registered to the pilot.
The issue occurred in cruise flight approximately 1 hour into the current leg of the flight when the emergency landing was conducted due to an unspecified engine issue on an unpaved road. After landing the right wing contacted a wire fence and caused the aircraft to right yaw and come to rest in a field. The sequence of events in the emergency landing caused substantial damage to aircraft.
The unspecified engine issue and loss of power is still under investigation. Admendments to report will be made as new information is discovered.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 11, 2022 APPROXIMATELY AT 1247 EASTERN STANDARD TIME A PIPER PA-32-300 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT.
THE ISSUE OCCURRED IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE CURRENT LEG OF THE FLIGHT WHEN THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED DUE TO AN UNSPECIFIED ENGINE ISSUE ON AN UNPAVED ROAD. AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A WIRE FENCE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RIGHT YAW AND COME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
THE UNSPECIFIED ENGINE ISSUE AND LOSS OF POWER IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. ADMENDMENTS TO REPORT WILL BE MADE AS NEW INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.