# Accident 20220305003669A: Piper PA-28-235, Monee, IL, March 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Monee, IL
- Airport: Bult Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3774° N, 87.6797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3774&lon=-87.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5078M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5078M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 451 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220305003669A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/05/2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, THE PILOT IN CHARGE (PIC) OF N5078M, A PIPER PA-28-235, SERIAL NUMBER 28-10 DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT BULT FIELD, MONEE, IL (C56) UNDER A PART 91 FLIGHT THAT INTENDED TO CONCLUDE AT BULT FIELD. THE PIC WAS THE SOLE CREWMEMBER WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

THE PIC STATED THAT DURING CLIMBOUT HE LOST ENGINE POWER, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO BULT FIELD TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 9 IN A FARM FIELD. THE PIC SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS.

## 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 CEN22LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA135), Mar 5, 2022: Piper PA-28-235 (N5078M), Monee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons during a departure climb that resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.

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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