# Accident 20230329003109A: Piper PA-32-260, Lincoln, IL, March 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2023, 19:28 local time
- Place: Lincoln, IL
- Airport: Logan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1479° N, 89.3446° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1479&lon=-89.3446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56793, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56793) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (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-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 102 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230329003109A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE:

AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN PRIOR TO ACCIDENT FOR 64 MINUTES PER DATA RETRIEVED FROM FLIGHTAWARE.COM.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMING MANEUVERS TO THE EAST OF KAAA FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 AT KAAA.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE 2 FULL STOP LANDINGS AND UPON TAKEOFF AFTER THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 03.  SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL POWER AND ATTEMPTED AN OFF-FIELD LANDING IN A PARKING LOT.  THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE SHEARING OFF THE LEFT WING.  OBSERVATION OF THE POST IMPACT PROPELLER SHOWED MINIMAL DAMAGE INDICATING THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING.  THE FUSELAGE CONTINUED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AND CAME TO REST ON A RAISED CONCRETE BLOCK FLOWER BED APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET HIGH AND 20 FEET WIDE. - END -

## 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 CEN23LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA145), Mar 30, 2023: Piper PA32 (N56793), Lincoln, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during an approach for landing for undetermined reasons.

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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