# Incident 20230412004019I: Piper PA-32-300, Memphis, TN, April 12, 2023 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 12, 2023, 15:30 local time - Place: Memphis, TN - Airport: General Dewitt Spain - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.2007° N, 90.0540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN (M01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2007&lon=-90.0540&mi=10 - Aircraft: N250WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N250WA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300 - Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230412004019I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.