What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 12th at approximately 1530 local time. A Piper PA32-300 took off from General Dewitt Spain Airport in Memphis, TN (M01).
The aircraft was on climb out approximately 1500. The aircraft suffered a loss of engine power.
After communicating with ATC, the PIC initiated an emergency checklist looking for an open field to land the aircraft.
Locating an open field, the PIC conducted a an emergency landing. While approaching the field, the PIC hit a branch of a tree and tore off the right-wing tip fuel tank.
The aircraft came to rest several hundred yards from the initial landing point.
The PIC was able to exit the aircraft without injuries.
The local FSDO was contacted on what had happened and the location of the aircraft.
On 4/13/2023 two inspectors from the local FSDO arrived on where the aircraft was located.
The inspectors conducted the inspection of the field and the aircraft. All debris was collected.
Upon inspection of the aircraft engine bay, it was discovered that the airduct hose to the inlet side of the carberator has collapsed.
The aircraft was removed from the field pending further inspection. The aircraft was relocated to a maintenance hangar at M01.
The inspectors further inspected the aircraft and engine bay and found no major damage to flight controls, wing spar, and engine firewall.
The inspectors inspected the airduct hose and discovered the wire within the hose had broken which allowed the hose to collapse causing the air to be restricted to the carburator.
The aircraft last annual inspection was in June of 2022. The aircraft has flown 50 hours since the last annual was performed.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 12TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME. A PIPER PA32-300 TOOK OFF FROM GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT IN MEMPHIS, TN (M01).
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON CLIMB OUT APPROXIMATELY 1500. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH ATC, THE PIC INITIATED AN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST LOOKING FOR AN OPEN FIELD TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.
LOCATING AN OPEN FIELD, THE PIC CONDUCTED A AN EMERGENCY LANDING. WHILE APPROACHING THE FIELD, THE PIC HIT A BRANCH OF A TREE AND TORE OFF THE RIGHT-WING TIP FUEL TANK.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE INITIAL LANDING POINT.
THE PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.
THE LOCAL FSDO WAS CONTACTED ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.
ON 4/13/2023 TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE LOCAL FSDO ARRIVED ON WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED.
THE INSPECTORS CONDUCTED THE INSPECTION OF THE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT. ALL DEBRIS WAS COLLECTED.
UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BAY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRDUCT HOSE TO THE INLET SIDE OF THE CARBERATOR HAS COLLAPSED.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD PENDING FURTHER INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR AT M01.
THE INSPECTORS FURTHER INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE BAY AND FOUND NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO FLIGHT CONTROLS, WING SPAR, AND ENGINE FIREWALL.
THE INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRDUCT HOSE AND DISCOVERED THE WIRE WITHIN THE HOSE HAD BROKEN WHICH ALLOWED THE HOSE TO COLLAPSE CAUSING THE AIR TO BE RESTRICTED TO THE CARBURATOR.
THE AIRCRAFT LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS IN JUNE OF 2022. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 50 HOURS SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED.